Version Details and Security Vulnerabilities

📦

uuid

2.0.0

Comparision Betweeen 2.0.0 and 1.4.2

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

Version

Dependencies

Dev Dependencies

Peer Dependencies

Distributed Files

N/A

Unpacked Size

N/A

Version 2.0.0 Details

The npm package uuid offers a robust implementation of RFC4122 UUIDs, covering both version 1 (timestamp-based) and version 4 (randomly generated) UUIDs, critical for generating unique identifiers in distributed systems and applications. Comparing version 2.0.0 with its predecessor, version 1.4.2, reveals subtle but noteworthy changes. Both versions share the same core functionality, providing developers with reliable methods for creating UUIDs. They also utilize Mocha for development-time testing. The author and repository details remain consistent across both releases, indicating a stable project with consistent maintenance.

The primary difference lies in the release date: version 2.0.0 was published on September 29, 2014, a few days after version 1.4.2's release on September 25, 2014. While the provided data doesn't explicitly detail the code-level changes between these versions, the short interval suggests that version 2.0.0 likely contains bug fixes, performance enhancements, or minor API tweaks. Developers should consider upgrading to version 2.0.0 to benefit from the latest improvements and ensure they are using the most stable and up-to-date release. Notably, both versions use the same testing framework version, so there are no substantial changes that required a different testing scenario. Checking the project's commit history on GitHub is advised, to inspect deeper changes.

Security Vulnerabilities

This site is an independent open-source project and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by npm, Inc. or GitHub, Inc. The name “npm” is a registered trademark of npm, Inc., used here solely to describe compatibility and reference publicly available npm package data.