Http-errors version 1.7.2 and 1.7.1 are both libraries designed to simplify the creation of HTTP error objects in JavaScript applications. While seemingly minor version increments, a close examination reveals subtle yet potentially impactful changes for developers. The core functionality remains consistent: crafting standardized HTTP error responses. Both versions share dependencies like depd, inherits, statuses, and toidentifier, crucial for internal operations.
However, key differences lie in the development dependencies, signifying improvements in the developer experience. Version 1.7.2 boasts newer versions of crucial development tooling: mocha for testing is upgraded from 1.21.5 to 5.2.0, eslint from 5.5.0 to 5.13.0 and eslint-plugin-import jumps from 2.14.0 to 2.16.0. The only dependency changed from 1.7.1 to 1.7.2 is setprototypeof which was updated to v1.1.1. These updates indicate improvements in code linting, testing capabilities and import accuracy, potentially leading to cleaner code and earlier detection of errors. The release date also indicates a considerably newer release of 1.7.2 as opposed to 1.7.1, so developers upgrading will have a much more recent version of the library. This should be considered a good upgrade and should have no impact on current running processes.
The are not vulnerabilities for the version 1.7.2 of the package http-errors