Got version 7.1.0 offers a subtle but important upgrade over version 7.0.0, providing developers with an enhanced HTTP request experience. Both versions maintain the core purpose of simplifying HTTP requests, relying on the same fundamental dependencies for URL handling, stream manipulation, and request timing. Crucially, the *dependencies* section highlights a key distinction: version 7.1.0 upgrades p-cancelable from version 0.2.0 to 0.3.0, a library crucial for promise cancellation. This enhancement brings improved control over asynchronous operations, allowing developers to effectively manage and terminate requests when needed, potentially leading to better resource management and more responsive applications.
Furthermore, the *devDependencies* section reveals changes that mostly impact the development environment itself. ava as testing framework has received an upgrade from the version 0.19.1 to 0.20.0, while nyc went from 10.0.0 to 11.0.2, and pify went from version 2.3.0 to 3.0.0, and tempfile from 1.1.1 to 2.0.0. The introduction of url-to-options version 1.0.1 in 7.1.0 suggests potential internal improvements in how URLs are processed and converted into request options, although its direct impact on the user-facing API may be minimal. Developers should upgrade to 7.1.0 primarily for the refined promise cancellation capabilities offered by the updated p-cancelable dependency, ensuring greater robustness in handling asynchronous HTTP requests.
All the vulnerabilities related to the version 7.1.0 of the package
Got allows a redirect to a UNIX socket
The got package before 11.8.5 and 12.1.0 for Node.js allows a redirect to a UNIX socket.