Chalk is a popular npm package that simplifies styling terminal output with color and formatting. Version 1.1.0, released on July 1, 2015, builds upon the foundation laid by version 1.0.0, released on February 23, 2015, introducing updated dependencies and tooling improvements. The core functionality remains the same: enabling developers to easily add color and styles like bold, underline, and inverse to terminal strings for enhanced readability and user experience.
A key difference lies in the updated dependencies. Version 1.1.0 adopts newer versions of has-ansi, strip-ansi, ansi-styles, and supports-color, crucial components for detecting and managing ANSI escape codes, which are essential for rendering terminal styles correctly across different environments. For instance, has-ansi and strip-ansi are updated to versions 2.0.0 and 3.0.0 respectively, likely addressing bug fixes or performance enhancements in ANSI code handling. ansi-styles gets bumped to version 2.1.0 and supports-color is updated to version 2.0.0, potentially incorporating new styling options or improved color support detection.
Furthermore, version 1.1.0 introduces several development dependencies useful for contributing and testing. Notably, it includes nyc for code coverage reporting, coveralls to track coverage metrics, resolve-from for resolving module paths, and require-uncached for testing purposes. The introduction of these tools signifies a more robust testing and development environment, ensuring the library's stability and reliability. While both versions are MIT licensed and available on npm, version 1.1.0 benefits from an updated development workflow and more up-to-date core dependencies, making it the preferred choice for developers seeking the latest features and bug fixes.
The are not vulnerabilities for the version 1.1.0 of the package chalk