Tape is a popular tap-producing test harness for Node.js and browsers, designed to simplify JavaScript testing. Version 5.6.2 represents a recent update over the previous stable release, version 5.6.1, offering developers the latest improvements and bug fixes.
Examining the dependency changes, we see version bumps in several key areas. For example, defined moved from 1.0.0 to 1.0.1, minimist from 1.2.6 to 1.2.7, deep-equal from 2.0.5 to 2.2.0, object-inspect from 1.12.2 to 1.12.3, array.prototype.every from 1.1.3 to 1.1.4 and string.prototype.trim from 1.2.6 to 1.2.7. On the devDependencies side, @ljharb/eslint-config increased from 21.0.0 to 21.0.1, and array.prototype.flatmap went from 1.3.0 to 1.3.1. Importantly, tap-parser saw a significant upgrade from version 3.0.5 to 5.4.0, potentially affecting how test results are processed.
Developers upgrading to 5.6.2 should be aware of these dependency updates, as they could introduce subtle behavioral changes or new features in the underlying tools. The changes in fileCount and unpackedSize might point to changes of the codebase worth investigating further. Also, since this is a minor version update, it is likely that the updates contain bug fixes and minor features, rather than breaking changes. Always review changelogs and test your code thoroughly after updating any dependency.
The are not vulnerabilities for the version 5.6.2 of the package tape