ESLint 8.2.0 represents a minor update over version 8.1.0 in the popular JavaScript linting tool. Both versions maintain the core functionality of analyzing code for stylistic and potential error patterns using Abstract Syntax Trees (AST). Key dependencies like espree (the parser), esquery (for AST querying), and eslint-scope remain consistent, ensuring a similar code analysis foundation.
A notable difference lies in the updated dependencies. ESLint 8.2.0 upgrades chalk to version 4.0.0 and @eslint/eslintrc to version 1.0.4 and strip-ansi to version 6.0.1, whereas the previous version used @eslint/eslintrc version 1.0.3 and strip-ansi version 6.0.0. In the devDependencies there is an update of eslint-release from version 3.1.2 to 3.2.0 and eslint-plugin-jsdoc from version 36.0.6 to 37.0.0. These updates likely contain bug fixes, performance improvements, or new features within those specific modules, potentially influencing ESLint's overall behavior, especially in configuration loading (@eslint/eslintrc) and terminal output styling (chalk, strip-ansi). Also the rules related to JsDoc may benefit from the upgrade.
Both versions offer extensive configuration options for customizing linting rules and integrating with popular development tools and workflows. The continued use of robust testing frameworks like Mocha, Karma, and Webpack in development ensures code quality and compatibility. Developers should evaluate the specific changes within the updated dependencies to determine if the upgrade from 8.1.0 to 8.2.0 offers benefits relevant to their projects, especially concerning configuration and JsDoc rules.
The are not vulnerabilities for the version 8.2.0 of the package eslint