babel-plugin-transform-es2015-sticky-regex transforms ES2015 sticky regex flags (/y) to ES5 compatible code. This plugin ensures that code using the sticky regex feature works correctly in older JavaScript environments that do not natively support it. It is a crucial tool for maintaining cross-browser compatibility when leveraging modern JavaScript features during development processes involving Babel. Useful to avoid unexpected behaviour in older browsers/engines.
Babel-plugin-transform-es2015-sticky-regex downloads showed relative stability around 6 million from March to December 2024. Significant increases occurred in November 2024 and June/July 2025. August 2025 saw a dip followed by a substantial rise to 1.2 million downloads in the first half of September 2025.
The npm package babel-plugin-transform-es2015-sticky-regex saw frequent releases in late 2015 and early 2016. Release activity declined significantly after May 2016, with sporadic releases in January and April 2017. Since then, there have been no new versions published, indicating the package is no longer actively maintained or updated as of September 2025.