Expect is a crucial package for developers using Jest, providing the expect function, the cornerstone of writing expressive and reliable tests. Examining versions 26.5.3 and 26.5.2 reveals subtle yet valuable improvements. Both versions maintain identical core dependencies, including @jest/types, ansi-styles, jest-get-type, jest-regex-util, jest-message-util, and jest-matcher-utils, ensuring consistent functionality for type handling, styling error messages, and regular expression utilities. Likewise, the development dependencies such as chalk, immutable, fast-check, and @jest/test-utils remain the same, indicating a continued focus on robust testing and development practices within the Expect package itself.
The key difference lies in the distribution details. Version 26.5.3 features a smaller unpacked size (163471 bytes) and fewer files (25) compared to version 26.5.2 (164577 bytes and 27 files). This suggests optimizations in the newer version, potentially leading to a slightly faster installation and reduced disk space usage. Notably, 26.5.3 was released on October 11, 2020, a few days after 26.5.2 which was released on October 6, 2020, indicating a quick patch or minor update. While the core functionality remains consistent, developers might benefit from the optimized distribution of version 26.5.3, depending on constraints they have for file sizes.
The are not vulnerabilities for the version 26.5.3 of the package expect
