Version Details and Security Vulnerabilities

📦

date-fns

2.7.0

Comparision Betweeen 2.7.0 and 2.6.0

Identify the differences between the current version of the package and the previous one.

Version

Dependencies

Dev Dependencies

Peer Dependencies

Distributed Files

4263

4252

Unpacked Size

9.13 MB

8.74 MB

Version 2.7.0 Details

Date-fns, a modern JavaScript date utility library, released version 2.7.0 following closely after version 2.6.0. Both versions maintain the core philosophy of providing a lightweight and modular alternative to Moment.js, focusing on immutability and tree-shaking for smaller bundle sizes in web applications. A key change lies within the devDependencies where jsdoc-to-markdown transitioned from a direct version dependency (e.g., "^5.0.0") in version 2.7.0 to a GitHub repository reference ("github:leshakoss/jsdoc-to-markdown") in the prior 2.6.0.

The dist section reveals a slight increase in size and file count. Version 2.7.0 has a fileCount of 4263 and an unpackedSize of 9575258 while version 2.6.0 has a fileCount of 4252 and unpackedSize of 9163058. This marginal growth suggests the addition of new features, bug fixes, or documentation updates, warranting a check of the release notes on GitHub for specifics.

For developers using date-fns in their JavaScript projects, these versions offer a reliable set of functions for date manipulation and formatting. The library is designed to be easily integrated into various frontend frameworks like React, Angular, and Vue.js, and suitable NodeJS environments.The MIT license ensures flexibility in both commercial and open-source projects, and the active development signifies ongoing support and improvements. Developers should always consult the official changelog and migration guides when upgrading between minor versions to ensure compatibility and leverage new functionalities.

Security Vulnerabilities

This site is an independent open-source project and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by npm, Inc. or GitHub, Inc. The name “npm” is a registered trademark of npm, Inc., used here solely to describe compatibility and reference publicly available npm package data.