React Test Renderer, a crucial tool for snapshot testing React components, saw a minor version update from 16.8.5 to 16.8.6. Both versions share the same core purpose: providing a React-compatible environment for generating snapshots of your UI, allowing for easy regression testing. The descriptions of both versions highlight this utility for snapshot creation. Both versions are licensed under the MIT license, offering developers flexibility in their use. They both rely on peer dependency react version "^16.0.0".
The key differences lie in their dependencies. Version 16.8.6 upgrades react-is from "^16.8.5" and scheduler from "^0.13.5" to "^16.8.6" and "^0.13.6". While specific details of these dependency changes aren't immediately available, such version bumps often include bug fixes, performance enhancements, or minor feature additions within react-is (used for identifying React elements) and scheduler (React's task scheduler). Furthermore, the unpacked size also differs slightly, from 1231417 to 1233824.
Developers should consider upgrading to 16.8.6 to benefit from the potential improvements in react-is and scheduler. Given the semver-compatible nature of the dependency updates, the upgrade is likely to be seamless. Remember to review your existing snapshots after upgrading to ensure no unexpected rendering changes have occurred due to the underlying dependency updates. The releaseDate of version 16.8.6 is "2019-03-28T06:25:44.633Z" while the previous one is "2019-03-22T16:40:56.145Z".
The are not vulnerabilities for the version 16.8.6 of the package react-test-renderer