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utf-8-validate

5.0.1

Comparision Betweeen 5.0.1 and 5.0.0

Identify the differences between the current version of the package and the previous one.

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252.22 KB

300.27 KB

Version 5.0.1 Details

Utf-8-validate is a crucial library for developers needing to ensure the integrity of UTF-8 encoded data within Buffers. Versions 5.0.0 and 5.0.1 offer this validation capability, but subtle differences exist in their distributions. Both versions, licensed under MIT, maintain the same core functionality and dependencies, relying on node-gyp-build and providing a robust solution for checking UTF-8 validity. They share the same development dependencies (mocha for testing and prebuildify for prebuilding binaries) and are authored by Einar Otto Stangvik.

The key distinctions lie in the build characteristics. Version 5.0.1 has a smaller footprint, with fileCount being 11 and unpackedSize being 258270, compared to version 5.0.0 which has fileCount of 20 and unpackedSize of 307480. This suggests potential optimizations or removal of unnecessary files in the newer version. While the core functionality remains identical, developers might prefer version 5.0.1 for its potentially faster installation and smaller disk usage, especially in environments with limited resources. Both versions were released on the same day, July 5th, 2018, with version 5.0.1 coming shortly after 5.0.0, indicating a quick patch or refinement. Developers should evaluate if this optimization carries any performance tradeoffs for their specific use cases.

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