Debug versions 3.2.6 and 3.2.7 are both small debugging utilities designed to aid developers in tracing code execution and identifying issues. Both versions share the same core functionality, description, license (MIT), repository, author (TJ Holowaychuk), and declare an identical set of dependencies, relying on ms version ^2.1.1 for time conversion. They also share the same suite of development dependencies used for testing, linting, and building including tools such as xo, chai, karma, mocha, rimraf, istanbul, coveralls, @babel/cli, browserify, karma-chai, @babel/core, karma-mocha, concurrently, @babel/preset-env, mocha-lcov-reporter, and karma-phantomjs-launcher.
The key differences between these versions lie in their release dates and distribution details. Version 3.2.7 was released on November 19, 2020, while version 3.2.6 was released much earlier on October 10, 2018. This date disparity suggests underlying maintenance aimed at fixing minor bugs, security vulnerabilities or updating internal tooling not reflected in dependency changes. Furthermore, Debug@3.2.7 has a smaller unpacked size of 53255 bytes and 9 files versus Debug@3.2.6 with 79525 bytes and 10 files, suggesting optimizations or file consolidation could have happened during the update. Developers choosing between these versions would likely prefer the newer 3.2.7 due to its updated codebase, potentially resolving legacy issues and benefiting from subtle improvements. The newer version would be the better option to ensure compatibility with up-to-date projects.
The are not vulnerabilities for the version 3.2.7 of the package debug