The brace-expansion npm package provides functionality for expanding brace expressions, commonly used in shell scripting environments like sh and bash. This version, 0.0.0, represents an early iteration of the library. Comparing it to previous versions which are undefined implies it may contain initial functionality or bug fixes. Its primary function remains brace expansion, allowing users to generate lists of strings based on patterns containing braces, commas, and ranges (e.g., a{b,c}d expands to abd, acd).
This foundational version relies on concat-map and balanced-match as dependencies. Developers should be aware of these dependencies when integrating brace-expansion into their projects, ensuring compatibility and addressing any potential conflicts. Testing is done via tape. The MIT license grants developers considerable freedom to use, modify, and distribute the package. Julian Gruber is listed as the author, providing a point of contact for inquiries.
Developers considering this version should carefully evaluate its stability and feature set. While the 0.0.0 version number suggests it might be an initial release, the core brace expansion functionality is still useful. Given the undefined nature of former stable versions, a careful look on the repository is needed to check for recent updates/commits and assess the best version to install. Be prepared to explore newer, potentially enhanced versions of the package for bug fixes and richer feature sets if needed.
All the vulnerabilities related to the version 0.0.0 of the package
ReDoS in brace-expansion
Affected versions of brace-expansion are vulnerable to a regular expression denial of service condition.
var expand = require('brace-expansion');
expand('{,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,\n}');
Update to version 1.1.7 or later.