React Hook Form is a popular library for building performant and flexible forms in React applications, leveraging React Hooks for efficient state management and rendering. Version 4.6.0, released on January 21, 2020, builds upon the foundation of version 4.5.6, released just two days prior on January 19, 2020. While both versions share the same core dependencies and development tools, evidenced by their identical devDependencies and peerDependencies (including React 16.8.0 or higher), there are subtle but noteworthy differences for developers to consider.
The most immediate change is within the distribution package itself. Version 4.6.0 sees a slight increase in fileCount from 107 to 110, and an increase to its unpackedSize from 224225 bytes to 228910 bytes. The slight increase in both, suggest that react-hook-form 4.6.0 includes some additional features, bug fixes, or performance enhancements compared to its predecessor. For developers, this could translate to improved form handling capabilities, greater stability, or optimized performance in their React forms. While the explicit nature of enhancements isn't detailed in this comparison, the changes in package size and file count hints at underlying improvements. By upgrading to the latest version developers can ensure they are taking advantage of the most recent updates.
The are not vulnerabilities for the version 4.6.0 of the package react-hook-form