Version Details and Security Vulnerabilities

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dotenv

16.0.2

Comparision Betweeen 16.0.2 and 16.0.1

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

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Dependencies

Dev Dependencies

Peer Dependencies

Distributed Files

Unpacked Size

33.95 KB

33.37 KB

Version 16.0.2 Details

The dotenv package, a popular tool for loading environment variables from .env files into Node.js applications, saw a minor version bump from 16.0.1 to 16.0.2. Both versions share the same fundamental purpose: streamlining the management of configuration settings, API keys, and other sensitive information by keeping them separate from the code. This secures application sensitive data and keeps code and configuration separate.

The core functionality remains consistent. Both versions utilize the same set of development dependencies, which include tools for testing (tap, sinon), code linting (standard, dtslint), packaging files (tar), type checking (typescript, @types/node), version management (standard-version) and documentation (standard-markdown, decache). This indicates that the development practices and the team's commitment to quality are consistent across both versions.

The primary difference lies in the dist object, specifically the unpackedSize. Version 16.0.2 has an unpacked size of 34765 bytes, while version 16.0.1 has an unpacked size of 34173 bytes. The version 16.0.2 has a relatively small change in size and its important to consider differences on the file size of the package to avoid vulnerabilities or security issues. The newer version was released later than the older version, so it has to include some new features or improvement that developers looking for library updates would be interested on. Developers should also verify the changelog of each version of the package to know if any breaking change could affect their applications. This update was relased on 2022-08-30 compared to 2022-05-10 that was the release date of the previous version.

Security Vulnerabilities

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