Ts-node version 10.7.0 represents a subtle but potentially important update from version 10.6.0 within the ts-node package, a crucial tool for TypeScript developers seeking seamless execution within Node.js environments. Both versions maintain identical core dependencies like yn, arg, diff, acorn, and @cspotcode/source-map-support, indicating a stable foundation for essential functionalities such as argument parsing, source map support, and ECMAScript parsing. However, developers should be aware of a key difference in the @microsoft/api-extractor dev dependency, with version 10.7.0 using version 7.19.4 while the previous version used 7.15.2.
While most peer dependencies and dev dependencies remain identical, this difference is relevant for developers leveraging the API extractor tool. Other than that, the versions seems to keep the same philosophy, with the core dependencies untouched and stable. The update includes a modest increase in the unpacked size of the package, from 590,668 bytes to 627,013 bytes, and a corresponding increase in the file count within the package, from 84 to 101. This suggest internal adjustments and possibly new features warranting meticulous testing by developers upgrading from 10.6.0. The new version was released a few days after the last one (March 6, 2022).
The are not vulnerabilities for the version 10.7.0 of the package ts-node