Expect is a popular npm package designed to enhance JavaScript testing by providing a more readable and expressive way to write assertions. Version 1.19.0, released on May 2, 2016, builds upon the foundation of version 1.18.0, released on April 19, 2016, offering subtle but potentially significant improvements for developers.
Both versions share the same core set of functionalities and dependencies, including modules like has, tmatch, is-equal, is-regex, object-keys, and object-inspect, which handle various aspects of value checking and comparison. This ensures a consistent base for assertion capabilities. The development dependencies, crucial for testing and building the package itself, also remain largely the same between the two versions. These include tools like karma for test running, mocha for test framework, webpack for bundling, and various Babel-related packages for transpilation.
The key difference lies in the introduction of the define-properties dependency in version 1.19.0. While the exact impact of this addition isn't explicitly stated, define-properties likely provides more robust or standardized ways to define object properties, possibly leading to improved performance, security or better compatibility across different JavaScript environments. The release date difference also suggests bug fixes, documentation updates, or minor enhancements might be included in the newer version. Developers should upgrade to the latest version to benefit from these potential improvements while maintaining a familiar API and assertion style for cleaner, more maintainable tests.
The are not vulnerabilities for the version 1.19.0 of the package expect
