Version Details and Security Vulnerabilities

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dotenv

8.6.0

Comparision Betweeen 8.6.0 and 8.5.1

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

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Dependencies

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Unpacked Size

23.32 KB

22.94 KB

Version 8.6.0 Details

Dotenv version 8.6.0 introduces subtle changes compared to its predecessor, version 8.5.1, making it essential for developers to understand before upgrading. Both versions maintain the core functionality of loading environment variables from .env files, simplifying configuration management in Node.js projects. The dependency and development dependency structure remains identical, utilizing tools like tap for testing, sinon for mocking, decache for module cache invalidation, dtslint for TypeScript linting, flow-bin for Flow type checking, standard for code style enforcement, standard-version for semantic versioning, and standard-markdown for Markdown linting.

The key differences lie in the dist object and the release date. Version 8.6.0 boasts a slightly larger unpacked size of 23876 bytes compared to 8.5.1's 23491 bytes, suggesting minor code additions, potentially bug fixes, or optimizations. The fileCount property remains constant at 13. The release dates vary, with version 8.6.0 being released on May 5th, 2021, at 15:42:36 UTC, while version 8.5.1 was released earlier that day at 06:42:12 UTC. This timing suggests that 8.6.0 likely addresses immediate issues found in 8.5.1 or introduces small enhancements. The developers should evaluate carefully before the upgrade of this library.

Security Vulnerabilities

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