Version Details and Security Vulnerabilities

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dotenv

16.1.2

Comparision Betweeen 16.1.2 and 16.1.1

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

64.99 KB

64.25 KB

Version 16.1.2 Details

Dotenv version 16.1.2 is a minor patch release over version 16.1.1, primarily focused on internal improvements and bug fixes rather than introducing new features for developers. Both versions share the same core functionality: loading environment variables from a .env file into process.env. They also utilize the same suite of development dependencies including tools for testing (tap, sinon), code linting (standard, standard-markdown, @definitelytyped/dtslint), and version management (standard-version). The license remains BSD-2-Clause, and funding is still supported through the GitHub sponsor link.

A key difference lies in the dist section, specifically the unpackedSize. Version 16.1.2 has an unpacked size of 66554 bytes, a slight increase from 16.1.1's 65787 bytes. This suggests potential modifications to the codebase contributing to new files or small edits, but does not suggest new functionality for users. The release date also points to version 16.1.2 being released approximately 14 hours after 16.1.1 indicating a potential fix in the first version of the day.

For developers using dotenv, upgrading from 16.1.1 to 16.1.2 is recommended. The newer version promises improved reliability and stability without requiring any code changes, giving a safety net to the developer using this library. Developers can be certain that updating is an easy process.

Security Vulnerabilities

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