React Test Renderer, a vital tool for snapshot testing React components, saw a minor update from version 16.10.2 to 16.11.0. Both versions share the same core purpose: facilitating efficient testing and ensuring UI consistency by capturing component snapshots. They maintain identical dependencies on react-is, prop-types, and object-assign, along with the same peer dependency requirement of react version 16.0.0 or higher. Developers already familiar with the package will find the upgrade seamless.
The significant difference lies in the update to the scheduler dependency. Version 16.10.2 relied on scheduler version 0.16.2, while version 16.11.0 bumps this up to version 0.17.0. This update likely incorporates performance improvements and bug fixes within React's scheduling mechanism, potentially leading to more reliable and efficient rendering during testing. Developers should examine the scheduler changelog for details on the specific changes included in that minor version bump, as it could impact testing behavior in subtle ways. The unpacked size also is a little bit higher. Finally, the newer version was released later. Using the latest version is always recommended for the fix of the bug and the improvements in the internal process.
The are not vulnerabilities for the version 16.11.0 of the package react-test-renderer