trim-newlines is a small but useful npm package designed to remove leading and trailing newline characters from strings. Version 2.0.0, released in April 2017, followed version 1.0.0, which appeared in September 2015. Both versions share the same core functionality and maintain the same MIT license, indicating a commitment to open-source principles. Developers utilize this package for tasks like sanitizing user input, cleaning up text extracted from files, or preparing data for display where extraneous newlines can cause formatting issues.
A subtle difference is observed in the repository URL format within the package metadata. Version 2.0.0 uses git+https, while version 1.0.0 simply uses https. This is a minor change in how the Git repository is referenced but doesn't impact the functionality or use for most developers. Both rely on ava and xo as devDependencies, suggesting consistent testing and code quality practices across versions. The consistency in author details (Sindre Sorhus) and description underscores the continued maintenance and focus of the package. The upgrade to 2.0.0 likely reflects internal improvements, dependency updates, or refinements rather than a major overhaul of features, thus offering a stable and dependable approach to handling newline trimming. Developers can confidently use either version, though opting for the latest (2.0.0) is generally recommended to benefit from the latest improvements and potential security patches.
All the vulnerabilities related to the version 2.0.0 of the package
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in trim-newlines
@rkesters/gnuplot is an easy to use node module to draw charts using gnuplot and ps2pdf. The trim-newlines package before 3.0.1 and 4.x before 4.0.1 for Node.js has an issue related to regular expression denial-of-service (ReDoS) for the .end() method.
