Eslint-plugin-node is a valuable tool for developers seeking to enforce best practices and maintain code quality in Node.js projects. Version 3.0.0 introduces some notable changes compared to the previous stable version, 2.1.4. While the core dependencies like ignore, minimatch, object-assign, resolve, and semver remain consistent, the development environment sees some updates. Most notably, the supported eslint version jumps from 3.6.0 to 3.9.0, implying modifications to rule compatibility or the introduction of new linting features leveraged by the plugin. Furthermore, eslint-config-mysticatea advances from version 6.0.0 to 7.0.0, suggesting alterations in the underlying ESLint configuration and potentially influencing the default linting rules applied by eslint-plugin-node. This potentially brings enhanced or stricter code style enforcement.
Developers should be especially aware of the updated eslint and eslint-config-mysticatea versions as these shifts might necessitate codebase adjustments to align with the new linting standards. Migrating projects to version 3.0.0 could reveal new linting errors or require modifications to existing ESLint configurations to retain prior behavior.
The update to eslint offers potential improvements in linting performance and accuracy. The shift in development dependencies aims to improve the developer experience and ensure compatibility with recent tooling updates. Carefully review the changelogs for eslint and eslint-config-mysticatea to understand precisely what impact the updates have on style enforcement and potential code changes involved.
All the vulnerabilities related to the version 3.0.0 of the package
semver vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service
Versions of the package semver before 7.5.2 on the 7.x branch, before 6.3.1 on the 6.x branch, and all other versions before 5.7.2 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the function new Range, when untrusted user data is provided as a range.
