Mime version 4.0.7 represents an incremental update to the popular "mime" package, a comprehensive JavaScript library for determining MIME types based on file extensions. Compared to the previous stable version, 4.0.6, several changes are notable for developers. The development environment has been upgraded with newer versions of key tools. Specifically, TypeScript sees a significant jump from 5.7.2 to 5.8.2, potentially bringing enhanced type checking capabilities and access to newer language features. ESLint and its associated parser also see updates, going from version 8.18.1 to 8.29.0, suggesting improvements in code linting and style enforcement. Node.js typings are updated from version 22.10.2 to 22.14.0. Release-please also jumps from 16.15.0 to 17.0.0 which means newer release automation flows.
While the core functionality of MIME type mapping likely remains consistent, these updates primarily focus on internal improvements and dependency updates. The upgrade of "@types/mime-db" remains open, but the version is kept at 1.*. Developers leveraging "mime" should appreciate these updates, as they indicate ongoing maintenance, improved code quality through more robust linting rules, and compatibility with more recent versions of development tools. There is also a minor increase of the unpackedSize from 105887 to 108025. The bump in dependencies should promote a more secure build process.
The are not vulnerabilities for the version 4.0.7 of the package mime
