Sinon version 4.2.3 represents a minor update to the popular JavaScript testing library, building upon the foundations laid by version 4.2.2. Both versions serve the same core purpose: providing developers with powerful tools for spies, stubs, and mocks, essential for writing effective and isolated unit tests. The primary differences between the two versions lie in their dependencies and distribution.
While both versions share a common set of dependencies crucial for Sinon's functionality – including diff for comparing values, nise for imitating browser environments, and lolex for manipulating time – version 4.2.3 replaces the formatio dependency with @sinonjs/formatio. This suggests adjustments or improvements in the formatting and presentation of test results, potentially enhancing developer experience when debugging or analyzing test failures. Both version share the same devDependencies.
Furthermore, the distribution details highlight a difference. Version 4.2.3 includes specific file count (50) and unpacked size (3523409), whereas version 4.2.2 does not provide this data. From a developer's perspective these difference should not be that relevant, in any case this may provide a hint on changes to the codebase's structure. Finally the release date: version 4.2.3 was released on February 10, 2018, while 4.2.2, came out on January 26, 2018.
The are not vulnerabilities for the version 4.2.3 of the package sinon