Version Details and Security Vulnerabilities

Cross-env version 1.0.0, released in October 2015, marks a significant milestone in simplifying cross-platform environment variable management for Node.js developers. It allows developers to set environment variables in a way that works consistently across different operating systems, addressing the inconsistencies that often arise between Windows and Unix-based systems. This eliminates headaches associated with platform-specific syntax when defining environment variables within npm scripts or command-line commands.

This version includes "add-to-path" as a core dependency, highlighting its focus on modifying the system's PATH environment variable. This feature ensures that executables, particularly those installed locally within a project, can be easily accessed. Developers will appreciate the inclusion of a comprehensive suite of developer dependencies designed to ensure code quality and maintainability. These include testing libraries like Chai, Mocha, and Sinon for writing robust unit tests. Code quality is enforced via ESlint and other tooling for commit message validation and automated releases are integrated through semantic-release. Further developer benefits include the "commitizen" package for standardized commit messages, and support for code coverage reporting with Istanbul and Codecov.io. It also uses babel which suggests (based on the date) the package might be using ES6 standards. This version offers a solid foundation for cross-platform compatibility with tools ensuring code quality and streamlined workflow for developers. The absence of data for the previous stable version prevents a more detailed comparison, but based on the context, many of the testing and linting dependencies are already present, which indicate an established project structure.