React Syntax Highlighter is a component designed to bring beautiful and customizable syntax highlighting to React applications. Both versions 14.0.0 and 14.0.2 share the same core dependencies like PrismJS, Lowlight, Refractor, and Highlight.js, offering developers a choice of highlighting engines. They also share the same peer dependency on React (>= 0.14.0), ensuring compatibility with a wide range of React projects. If we look at dependencies there are almost no significative changes.
The key differences between the two versions lie in the details of their distribution packages and release dates, with version 14.0.2 released shortly after 14.0.0. The file count decreased from 1739 to 1732 and unpackedSize shrank from 1853168 to 1778515. For developers making a decision, either version provides a robust solution for syntax highlighting, with dependency choices remaining consistent. Upgrading to 14.0.2 offers the benefit of potential optimizations or bug fixes incorporated in the shorter release cycle. Developers can leverage this component to enhance the readability and visual appeal of code snippets within their React applications, choosing the highlighting engine that best suits their needs and aesthetic preferences. The virtualized renderer, available as a dev dependency, further optimizes performance for large code blocks. Both versions are MIT licensed, and developed by Conor Hastings.
The are not vulnerabilities for the version 14.0.2 of the package react-syntax-highlighter