Marked versions 4.1.0 and 4.0.19 offer developers a fast and reliable markdown parsing solution. A comparison reveals subtle but potentially impactful changes in the development dependencies. Upgrading from 4.0.19 to 4.1.0 introduces updates across several key tools, reflecting a commitment to code quality and security. Notably, eslint jumps from version 8.22.0 to 8.23.0, while eslint-plugin-n sees a bump from 15.2.4 to 15.2.5. semantic-release is updated from 19.0.3 to 19.0.5, and @semantic-release/github also sees a version increment, going from 8.0.5 to 8.0.6. eslint-plugin-promise transitions from 6.0.0 to 6.0.1 signifying incremental improvements in promise handling linting rules . Also, the uglify-js version is updated from 3.16.3 to 3.17.0. These updates indicate improvements in linting, automated release management, and code minification.
For developers, these changes translate to a more robust development pipeline, potentially leading to fewer bugs, more streamlined releases, and better overall code maintainability. While the core functionality of marked as a markdown parser remains consistent, the updated development dependencies offer peace of mind and contribute to a healthier development ecosystem. The unpacked size saw a slight increase of about 1KB, which shouldn't create problems regarding bundle size.
The are not vulnerabilities for the version 4.1.0 of the package marked