Version Details and Security Vulnerabilities

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jsdom

21.1.2

Comparision Betweeen 21.1.2 and 21.1.1

Identify the differences between the current version of the package and the previous one.

Version

Dependencies

Dev Dependencies

Peer Dependencies

Distributed Files

473

Unpacked Size

2.74 MB

Version 21.1.2 Details

Jsdom 21.1.2 presents subtle yet noteworthy improvements over its predecessor, version 21.1.1. Both versions serve as a JavaScript implementation of web standards, empowering developers to simulate a browser environment within Node.js for testing and server-side rendering.

The key distinction lies in the updated dependencies of version 21.1.2. While most dependencies remain consistent between the two versions, nwsapi has been updated from version 2.2.2 to 2.2.4. The package versions for devDependencies are the same. Jsdom relies on a suite of packages like parse5 for HTML parsing, cssstyle for CSS handling, and whatwg-url for URL manipulation. The peer dependency on canvas persists, which enables developers to work with HTML canvas elements. This package is used, among others, to implement some functions related to rendering, so is usually required. The updated version also shows a light increase in the unpacked size, potentially correlated to the nwsapi update and/or bug fixes and internal improvements. This change could affect the bundle size of applications using jsdom.

Jsdom offers a valuable tool for developers seeking to validate the correctness of their web applications in a controlled environment. By providing a realistic browser context, developers can test JavaScript code that interacts with the DOM, simulate user interactions, and render web pages on the server-side. Libraries and tools can use jsdom as a headless browser, to run web components and check for accessibility issues. Jsdom's robust web standards implementation allows for a comprehensive testing and development experience, helping developers create reliable and performant web applications.

Security Vulnerabilities

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