A full version history of the is-absolute-url package with size, number of distributed files and dependency evolution.
The is-absolute-url npm package, authored by Sindre Sorhus, provides a simple yet crucial utility: determining whether a given URL is absolute. Throughout its evolution, the package has seen several version releases, each refining its functionality and dependencies.
The initial versions, 0.1.0 and 1.0.0, focused on establishing the core functionality, relying on mocha for testing. Version 2.0.0 marked a shift in the repository URL format and minor tweaks. Version 2.1.0 followed with further enhancements.
A significant update arrived with version 3.0.0 and subsequent 3.0.x releases. These versions adopted a more modern development stack, including ava for testing, tsd for TypeScript definition management, and xo for code linting. Further version bumps addressed fine-tuning and improvements, increasing the unpacked size of the package.
The 4.0.0 release introduced funding information, acknowledging the author's support through GitHub sponsors. It also updated development dependencies to more recent versions (ava, tsd, xo). The subsequent 4.0.1 release brought further refinements. Overall is-absolute-url serves the community with a reliable way how to check if an URL is absolute. The module benefits from new features and updates with every new version.