Webpack Bundle Size Analyzer version 3.1.0 represents an incremental update over version 3.0.0, focusing on improvements to the developer experience and tooling. Both versions share the core functionality of analyzing Webpack bundle sizes, providing insights into how dependencies contribute to the overall size of your JavaScript bundles. For developers aiming to optimize their web application's performance, this tool helps identify large dependencies suitable for optimization or removal.
Key differences lie primarily in the development dependencies, reflecting updates to testing and type checking infrastructure. Version 3.1.0 upgrades @types/jest to ^24.0.18, jest to ^24.9.0, ts-jest to ^24.1.0, and typescript to ^3.6.3. Conversely, version 3.0.0 is based on older versions, including @types/commander":"^2.12.2, @types/jest":"^19.2.4, @types/node":"^6.14.2, jest":"^23.6.0, ts-jest":"^19.0.14, typescript":"^2.9.2.
These dependency updates in 3.1.0 offer improved compatibility with modern JavaScript development practices and potentially enhanced type safety due to the newer TypeScript version. Moreover, the unpacked size increased from 17556 to 20416, along with an increase in filecount from 10 to 15. The release date significantly differs, indicating a substantial time gap between the versions and suggesting accumulated improvements and bug fixes in the newer release. Developers should consider upgrading to 3.1.0 for access to the latest features and improved tooling integration.
The are not vulnerabilities for the version 3.1.0 of the package webpack-bundle-size-analyzer