Mini CSS Extract Plugin, a vital tool for webpack users aiming to optimize CSS delivery, saw a notable update from version 1.4.1 to 1.5.0. Both versions share the core functionality of extracting CSS into separate files, leading to better caching and parallel loading of styles. They depend on the same core utilities: loader-utils, schema-utils, and webpack-sources, ensuring continued compatibility and a stable foundation. The peer dependency remains consistent, requiring webpack versions 4.4.0 or 5.0.0 and above.
The key differences appear in the development dependencies. While most dev tools remain consistent between the releases, the important change is the webpack version. The 1.4.1 version listed webpack at 5.27.1 as dev dependency versus 5.33.2 in version 1.5.0. This shift suggests that development and testing efforts integrated improvements and bug fixes present in the newer Webpack release.
For developers, the upgrade from 1.4.1 to 1.5.0 primarily signals an embrace of a slightly more recent Webpack feature set during the plugin's development cycle. Therefore updating may bring improvements related to greater Webpack stability or compatibility of the CSS extraction process. As always, developers should evaluate the updated peer dependency webpack version for any larger compatibility concerns with their project setup before upgrading from the older mini-css-extract-plugin version. Although seemingly a patch release, this upgrade suggests a commitment to keeping the plugin aligned with the evolving Webpack ecosystem.
The are not vulnerabilities for the version 1.5.0 of the package mini-css-extract-plugin