Version Details and Security Vulnerabilities

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dotenv

12.0.2

Comparision Betweeen 12.0.2 and 12.0.1

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

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Dependencies

Dev Dependencies

Peer Dependencies

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Unpacked Size

25.78 KB

25.2 KB

Version 12.0.2 Details

Dotenv version 12.0.2 is a minor release focusing on enhancements and potential bug fixes compared to its predecessor, version 12.0.1. Both versions share the core functionality of loading environment variables from a .env file, simplifying configuration management for Node.js applications. They both use the same suite of development dependencies, including tools like tap for testing, sinon for creating test doubles, decache for module cache invalidation, and typescript along with @types/node for ensuring type safety. Styling and linting is handled through standard and standard-markdown. The development workflow is ensured by standard-version for managing the versioning of the package.

The significant difference between the two versions lies in the dist section. Version 12.0.2 shows an increased unpackedSize of 26394 bytes compared to 12.0.1's 25808 bytes. While seemingly small, this increase suggests potential code additions, refactoring, or updated dependencies within the package. Developers should consider this when upgrading, as it might indirectly affect performance or bundle size in their projects, though the impact will probably be minimal. Most interesting is to consider the release dates of the two versions. They are separated only by 30 minutes. So probably version 12.0.2 is a bug fix of version 12.0.1. So developers that want to use the library should then chose the newest between the two (12.0.2). As both versions possess identical development dependencies and licensing, the choice hinges on this minor adjustment in size and the potential bugfix included in the update.

Security Vulnerabilities

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