v7.18.8 (2022-07-08)

:eyeglasses: Spec Compliance

• babel-parser, babel-types
  • #14730 Misc fixes to @babel/types AST definitions (@JLHwung)

:bug: Bug Fix

• babel-plugin-transform-parameters
  • #14736 Inject IIFE when variables shadow binding in rest param (@nicolo-ribaudo)
• babel-plugin-transform-classes
  • #14709 Fix compilation of nested super(...) calls (@dbacarel)
• babel-plugin-transform-for-of, babel-plugin-transform-spread, babel-traverse, babel-types
  • #14393 Support some TSTypes in the inferrer (@JLHwung)
• babel-helper-module-transforms, babel-plugin-transform-modules-commonjs
  • #14708 Unshadow cjs exports when transforming mutations (@nicolo-ribaudo)

:memo: Documentation

• #14486 Fix test debugging instructions for contributors (@conartist6)

:house: Internal

• babel-types
  • #14737 fix: deep clone shared AST field definitions (@JLHwung)
• Other
  • #14720 fix: support compiling monorepo on single-core CPU machines (@JLHwung)
• babel-helper-fixtures, babel-parser
  • #12619 Add json schema of fixture runner options (@JLHwung)

:microscope: Output optimization

• babel-plugin-transform-typescript
  • #14723 [optimizeConstEnums] Inline const enum if only exported as type (@nicolo-ribaudo)

v7.18.6 (2022-06-27)

:eyeglasses: Spec Compliance

• babel-parser
  • #14650 [ts] Disallow property access after instantiation expression (@nicolo-ribaudo)
  • #14636 [ts] Allow ...<...> followed by newline or binary operator (@nicolo-ribaudo)
• babel-generator, babel-parser, babel-preset-env, babel-template
  • #14668 JSON modules should be imported with default (@JLHwung)

:bug: Bug Fix

• babel-helper-remap-async-to-generator, babel-plugin-proposal-async-generator-functions
  • #14391 Transform await in computed class keys (@Yokubjon-J)
• babel-plugin-transform-parameters
  • #14694 fix: preserve function params type if possible (@magic-akari)
• babel-core
  • #14583 fix: Memory leak when deep cloning in babel-core (@liuxingbaoyu)
• babel-core, babel-helper-check-duplicate-nodes, babel-plugin-bugfix-safari-id-destructuring-collision-in-function-expression, babel-plugin-bugfix-v8-spread-parameters-in-optional-chaining, babel-plugin-proposal-destructuring-private, babel-plugin-proposal-optional-chaining, babel-plugin-transform-runtime
  • #14663 Fix import { types } from "@babel/core" with native ESM (@nicolo-ribaudo)

:house: Internal

• babel-standalone
  • #14697 Add proposal-unicode-sets-regex to @babel/standalone (@nicolo-ribaudo)
• Other
  • #14687 chore: Update bench baselines (@liuxingbaoyu)
• babel-generator, babel-types
  • #14685 enable TS compiler option: strictBindCallApply (@JLHwung)
• babel-code-frame, babel-core, babel-generator, babel-helper-annotate-as-pure, babel-helper-builder-binary-assignment-operator-visitor, babel-helper-builder-react-jsx, babel-helper-check-duplicate-nodes, babel-helper-compilation-targets, babel-helper-create-class-features-plugin, babel-helper-create-regexp-features-plugin, babel-helper-define-map, babel-helper-explode-assignable-expression, babel-helper-fixtures, babel-helper-function-name, babel-helper-hoist-variables, babel-helper-member-expression-to-functions, babel-helper-module-imports, babel-helper-module-transforms, babel-helper-optimise-call-expression, babel-helper-plugin-test-runner, babel-helper-plugin-utils, babel-helper-remap-async-to-generator, babel-helper-replace-supers, babel-helper-simple-access, babel-helper-split-export-declaration, babel-helper-transform-fixture-test-runner, babel-helper-validator-option, babel-helper-wrap-function, babel-helpers, babel-highlight, babel-plugin-bugfix-v8-spread-parameters-in-optional-chaining, babel-plugin-external-helpers, babel-plugin-proposal-async-generator-functions, babel-plugin-proposal-class-static-block, babel-plugin-proposal-decorators, babel-plugin-proposal-destructuring-private, babel-plugin-proposal-function-bind, babel-plugin-proposal-function-sent, babel-plugin-proposal-json-strings, babel-plugin-proposal-object-rest-spread, babel-plugin-proposal-optional-chaining, babel-plugin-proposal-partial-application, babel-plugin-proposal-pipeline-operator, babel-plugin-proposal-private-property-in-object, babel-plugin-proposal-record-and-tuple, babel-plugin-syntax-typescript, babel-plugin-transform-block-scoped-functions, babel-plugin-transform-block-scoping, babel-plugin-transform-classes, babel-plugin-transform-computed-properties, babel-plugin-transform-destructuring, babel-plugin-transform-duplicate-keys, babel-plugin-transform-exponentiation-operator, babel-plugin-transform-flow-comments, babel-plugin-transform-flow-strip-types, babel-plugin-transform-for-of, babel-plugin-transform-function-name, babel-plugin-transform-modules-amd, babel-plugin-transform-modules-commonjs, babel-plugin-transform-modules-systemjs, babel-plugin-transform-modules-umd, babel-plugin-transform-object-super, babel-plugin-transform-parameters, babel-plugin-transform-property-mutators, babel-plugin-transform-proto-to-assign, babel-plugin-transform-react-constant-elements, babel-plugin-transform-react-display-name, babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements, babel-plugin-transform-react-jsx-compat, babel-plugin-transform-react-jsx-source, babel-plugin-transform-react-jsx, babel-plugin-transform-runtime, babel-plugin-transform-typescript, babel-plugin-transform-unicode-escapes, babel-preset-env, babel-preset-typescript, babel-standalone, babel-template, babel-traverse, babel-types
  • #14601 enable noImplicitAny (@JLHwung)
• babel-core, babel-helper-transform-fixture-test-runner, babel-plugin-transform-destructuring
  • #14659 Run Babel asynchronously in fixtures (@nicolo-ribaudo)

v7.18.5 (2022-06-13)

:bug: Bug Fix

• babel-plugin-transform-new-target
  • #14611 fix: new.target with shadowed class name (@liuxingbaoyu)
• babel-plugin-transform-modules-systemjs
  • #14655 Fix named destructuring exports (@underfin)

:memo: Documentation

• #14332 docs: eslint-parser requireConfigFile behaviour (@JLHwung)
• #14619 Move v7 prereleases changelog to a separate file (@nicolo-ribaudo)

:house: Internal

• babel-traverse
  • #14649 Rely on the call stack to clean up cache in _guessExecutionStatusRelativeTo (@nicolo-ribaudo)
• babel-core
  • #14641 Change limit of source map 3MB (@vasicvuk)
• Other
  • #14627 Speedup e2e test on github (@liuxingbaoyu)
  • #14248 chore: automate compat-data update (@tony-go)
• babel-parser
  • #14592 feat: Automatically generate test results that do not exist (@liuxingbaoyu)

:running_woman: Performance

• babel-traverse
  • #14617 Fix _guessExecutionStatusRelativeToDifferentFunctions perf (@liuxingbaoyu)

v7.17.10 (2022-04-29)

:bug: Bug Fix

• babel-cli, babel-core, babel-generator, babel-helper-transform-fixture-test-runner
  • #14479 [cli] Avoid SourceMapGenerator for simple map concatenation (@jridgewell)

:nail_care: Polish

• babel-cli, babel-core, babel-generator, babel-helper-fixtures, babel-helper-transform-fixture-test-runner
  • #14506 Do not add sourcemap markings for indentation (@jridgewell)
• babel-plugin-proposal-pipeline-operator, babel-traverse
  • #14424 Update detection of pure nodes (Scope#isPure) (@JLHwung)

:house: Internal

• babel-core
  • #14493 Remove git.io shortlinks from repo (@Andoryuuta)
• Other
  • #14462 fix: build standalone on windows (@liuxingbaoyu)

:running_woman: Performance

• babel-cli, babel-core, babel-generator
  • #14497 Switch to @jridgewell/gen-mapping for sourcemap generation (@jridgewell)

v7.17.7 (2022-03-14)

:eyeglasses: Spec Compliance

• babel-generator, babel-parser
  • #14135 [tsx] raise error on single arrow type argument without comma (@ozanhonamlioglu)

:bug: Bug Fix

• babel-helper-compilation-targets
  • #14294 Avoid resolveTargets call if browsers is an empty array (@dev-itsheng)
• babel-helper-module-transforms, babel-helper-simple-access, babel-plugin-transform-modules-amd, babel-plugin-transform-modules-commonjs, babel-plugin-transform-modules-umd
  • #14341 Fix update expression for exported bigints (@magic-akari)
• babel-parser
  • #14344 Allow variable and function with the same name in static blocks (@Yokubjon-J)
  • #14327 Remove length restriction from JSX entities, and ignore Object.prototype (@nicolo-ribaudo)
  • #14293 fix(ts): skip func-type param start on parsing (@JLHwung)
• babel-helpers, babel-plugin-proposal-decorators
  • #14335 Fix static/proto initializers when there aren't class fields (@JLHwung)
  • #14334 fix: push newClass only when class is decorated (@JLHwung)
• babel-generator
  • #14309 Fix import type/typeof printing with no specifiers (@The-x-Theorist)
• babel-helper-module-transforms, babel-plugin-transform-modules-commonjs
  • #14313 Fix duplicate exports initialization with many exports (@nicolo-ribaudo)
• babel-helper-member-expression-to-functions, babel-plugin-proposal-class-properties, babel-plugin-proposal-private-methods, babel-plugin-transform-classes, babel-plugin-transform-object-super
  • #14311 fix: support bigints in update expressions for private fields (@magic-akari)
• babel-register
  • #14303 Fix babel register cache invalidation (@cha0s)

:nail_care: Polish

• babel-parser
  • #14338 Report single error for invalid num seps in unicode escapes (@nicolo-ribaudo)

:house: Internal

• babel-generator, babel-parser
  • #14320 Type-safe ParseErrors (@tolmasky)
• babel-plugin-transform-destructuring
  • #14236 Improve transform-destructuring typings (@JLHwung)
• Other
  • #14180 Convert ESLint plugins to CommonJS (@nicolo-ribaudo)

v7.17.0 (2022-02-02)

:rocket: New Feature

• babel-cli, babel-core
  • #14065 Allow plugins/presets to indicate external dependencies (@nicolo-ribaudo)
• babel-core, babel-parser, babel-traverse
  • #14174 Expose .index on Position to internally track nodes location (@tolmasky)
• babel-generator, babel-parser, babel-plugin-proposal-pipeline-operator, babel-plugin-syntax-pipeline-operator
  • #13973 proposal-pipe: Add support for ^^ and @@ topics (@js-choi)
• babel-traverse
  • #13940 Add new method to check if node is null or not (@danez)
• babel-generator, babel-parser, babel-plugin-syntax-destructuring-private, babel-standalone
  • #13931 Parse destructuring private fields (@JLHwung)
• babel-helper-create-class-features-plugin, babel-helpers, babel-plugin-proposal-decorators, babel-plugin-syntax-decorators, babel-runtime-corejs2, babel-runtime-corejs3, babel-runtime, babel-standalone, babel-types
  • #14004 Add new decorators transform (@pzuraq)
• babel-generator, babel-parser, babel-traverse, babel-types
  • #13681 Add the decoratorsAutoAccessors parser plugin (@pzuraq)
• babel-core, babel-helper-create-regexp-features-plugin, babel-plugin-proposal-unicode-sets-regex, babel-plugin-syntax-unicode-sets-regex, babel-plugin-transform-dotall-regex
  • #14125 Add transform support for the "regexp unicode sets" proposal (@nicolo-ribaudo)
• babel-parser
  • #14086 Add parser support for the "regexp unicode sets" proposal (@nicolo-ribaudo)
• babel-register
  • #14087 Expose @babel/register/experimental-worker (@nicolo-ribaudo)

:bug: Bug Fix

• babel-parser
  • #14145 Reinterpret << when parsing TS type arguments (@JLHwung)
• babel-plugin-transform-runtime
  • #14187 Normalize absolute paths on Windows (@atti187)

:memo: Documentation

• #14223 Remove Babel 6 from SECURITY.md (@nicolo-ribaudo)

:house: Internal

• babel-helper-fixtures, babel-parser
  • #14201 Fuzz test location-related parser options (@tolmasky)
• babel-compat-data
  • #14208 Update compat data (specifically for rhino 1.7.14) (@phulin)
• Other
  • #14190 chore: run tscheck on babel 8 breaking test (@JLHwung)

:running_woman: Performance

• babel-cli, babel-core
  • #14209 Switch to @ampproject/remapping to merge source maps (@jridgewell)

v7.16.8 (2022-01-10)

:bug: Bug Fix

• babel-generator, babel-plugin-syntax-typescript, babel-plugin-transform-parameters
  • #14113 Print trailing comma after a single TS generic in arrow fns (@ozanhonamlioglu)
• babel-traverse
  • #14105 fix: forward stop signal to parent path (@JLHwung)
• babel-register
  • #14107 Don't mutate @babel/register options (@nicolo-ribaudo)
• babel-plugin-transform-modules-commonjs
  • #14097 Register binding for newly created vars for commonjs transforms (@The-x-Theorist)
• babel-plugin-transform-typescript
  • #14093 Fix TypeScript Enum self-references (@magic-akari)

:nail_care: Polish

• babel-generator
  • #14094 Always print directives with double quotes when minified (@overlookmotel)

:house: Internal

• babel-helper-fixtures, babel-plugin-proposal-record-and-tuple, babel-preset-env
  • #14118 Always use the plugin/preset name in fixtures options (@nicolo-ribaudo)

:microscope: Output optimization

• babel-helper-remap-async-to-generator, babel-helper-wrap-function, babel-plugin-transform-async-to-generator
  • #14122 Optimize transform-async-to-generator output (@magic-akari)

v7.16.4 (2021-11-16)

:eyeglasses: Spec Compliance

• babel-helper-remap-async-to-generator, babel-plugin-transform-async-to-generator
  • #13961 Wait the correct number of ticks on nested await (@nicolo-ribaudo)
• babel-parser
  • #13929 Refactor bindingProperty parsing (@JLHwung)

:bug: Bug Fix

• babel-parser
  • #13957 Add assertions to ExportNamedDeclaration without from (@sosukesuzuki)
  • #13951 Throw on duplicate __proto__ props followed by assignment (@The-x-Theorist)
• babel-plugin-proposal-async-generator-functions, babel-plugin-proposal-decorators, babel-plugin-transform-runtime, babel-preset-env
  • #12827 Add file extension when using absoluteRuntime (@mbehzad)

:nail_care: Polish

• babel-parser
  • #13960 Always expose expressionValue in DirectiveLiteral nodes (@tolmasky)

v7.16.0 (2021-10-30)

:eyeglasses: Spec Compliance

• babel-helpers, babel-plugin-proposal-async-generator-functions, babel-runtime-corejs2, babel-runtime-corejs3, babel-runtime
  • #13824 Await promises from sync iterators with for-await (@nicolo-ribaudo)

:rocket: New Feature

• babel-generator, babel-parser, babel-plugin-transform-typescript, babel-types
  • #13802 Support TypeScript 4.5 type-only import/export specifiers (@sosukesuzuki)
• babel-parser
  • #13887 feat: support startColumn option (@JLHwung)
• babel-helper-fixtures, babel-helper-transform-fixture-test-runner, babel-parser, babel-plugin-syntax-typescript, babel-preset-typescript
  • #13838 Handle .mts and .cts files in @babel/preset-typescript (@nicolo-ribaudo)
• Other
  • #13782 Add ESLint 8 support to @babel/eslint-parser (@nicolo-ribaudo)
• babel-generator, babel-parser, babel-plugin-proposal-pipeline-operator, babel-plugin-syntax-pipeline-operator
  • #13749 Caret topic (pipe operator) (@js-choi)
• babel-compat-data, babel-generator, babel-parser, babel-preset-env, babel-types
  • #13713 Enable class static blocks by default (@sosukesuzuki)
• babel-helper-skip-transparent-expression-wrappers, babel-plugin-proposal-optional-chaining
  • #13687 add skipTransparentExprWrapperNodes helper (@lightmare)
• babel-traverse, babel-types
  • #13666 Add aliases for Standardized, TypeScript, and Flow (@jridgewell)

:bug: Bug Fix

• babel-parser, babel-plugin-transform-typescript
  • #13876 [ts] Support private methods overloads (@nicolo-ribaudo)
• babel-plugin-transform-typescript
  • #13865 fix: allow enum member without initializer after non-literal member (@lightmare)
• babel-core, babel-helper-create-class-features-plugin, babel-plugin-transform-typescript
  • #13854 Don't transform declare class in plugin-proposal-class-properties (@forivall)
• babel-compat-data, babel-plugin-bugfix-safari-id-destructuring-collision-in-function-expression, babel-plugin-bugfix-v8-spread-parameters-in-optional-chaining, babel-plugin-transform-react-constant-elements, babel-preset-env, babel-traverse
  • #13842 Implement @babel/plugin-bugfix-safari-id-destructuring-collision-in-function-expression (@JLHwung)
• babel-plugin-proposal-async-generator-functions, babel-traverse
  • #13813 Restore traversal context after enter / traverse (@JLHwung)
• babel-traverse, babel-types
  • #13832 Mark static block as FunctionParent (@JLHwung)
• babel-generator
  • #13825 Fix missing inner comments in function expressions (@overlookmotel)

:house: Internal

• Every package
  • #13772 Use workspace:^ to specify @babel/ dependencies (@nicolo-ribaudo)
• Other
  • #13856 Update to Yarn 3.1 (@nicolo-ribaudo)
  • #13867 Test on Node.js 17 (@nicolo-ribaudo)
• babel-helper-fixtures, babel-plugin-proposal-class-properties, babel-plugin-transform-runtime, babel-preset-react
  • #13858 Force loading plugins/presets from the monorepo in tests (@nicolo-ribaudo)
• babel-types
  • #13844 [ts] precise return type on createTypeAnnotationBasedOnTypeof (babel-types) (@lightmare)
• babel-helpers
  • #13841 minor: remove ineffectual helper names filter (@lightmare)
• babel-core, babel-plugin-transform-react-jsx-development, babel-plugin-transform-react-jsx, babel-types
  • #13820 Improve transform-react-jsx typings (@JLHwung)

:running_woman: Performance

• babel-types
  • #13843 Simplify (transpiled) babel-types builder wrappers (@lightmare)

v7.15.0 (2021-08-04)

:eyeglasses: Spec Compliance

• babel-parser
  • #13523 feat(ts): raise error for abstract property with initializer (@fedeci)

:rocket: New Feature

• babel-parser
  • #13229 Add attachComment parser option to disable comment attachment (@JLHwung)
• babel-standalone
  • #13476 standalone: update preset-stage-* (@sosukesuzuki)
  • #13555 feat: support hack pipeline in @babel/standalone (@JLHwung)
• babel-parser, babel-preset-env
  • #13387 Enable top-level await parsing by default (@nicolo-ribaudo)
• babel-plugin-transform-typescript, babel-preset-typescript
  • #13324 Support TypeScript const enums (@nicolo-ribaudo)
• babel-plugin-transform-typescript
  • #13528 feat(typescript): implement namespace alias (@colinaaa)
• babel-core, babel-helper-create-class-features-plugin, babel-helper-module-transforms, babel-plugin-transform-modules-commonjs
  • #13290 feat: add noIncompleteNsImportDetection assumption to plugin-transform-modules-commonjs (@fedeci)
• babel-plugin-transform-react-display-name
  • #13501 Add display name after create context (@JLHwung)
• babel-parser, babel-plugin-proposal-pipeline-operator, babel-plugin-syntax-pipeline-operator
  • #13416 Hack-pipe proposal with % topic token (@js-choi)
• babel-generator, babel-parser, babel-plugin-proposal-pipeline-operator, babel-plugin-syntax-pipeline-operator, babel-traverse, babel-types
  • #13191 Add support for the "Hack" pipeline proposal (@js-choi)
• babel-plugin-transform-runtime
  • #13398 Expose @babel/eslint-parser/experimental-worker (@nicolo-ribaudo)
• babel-compat-data, babel-helper-compilation-targets, babel-preset-env
  • #13448 Add support for rhino as a compilation target (@gausie)
• babel-compat-data, babel-parser, babel-preset-env
  • #13554 Enable ergonomic brand checks (#priv in) by default (@nicolo-ribaudo)

:bug: Bug Fix

• babel-parser, babel-plugin-transform-typescript
  • #13513 [ts] support optional chain call with generic (@lala7573)
• babel-plugin-transform-typescript
  • #13605 Handle typescript function overloading in a default export (@tony-go)
• babel-parser
  • #13536 Fix %== parsing in hack pipes (@nicolo-ribaudo)
  • #13426 parser: Fix Hack/smart-pipe error positions (@js-choi)
  • #13622 fix(ts): raise error for export default interface {} (@a-tarasyuk)

:memo: Documentation

• #13607 chore(doc): add jest specific pckg command (@tony-go)

• See CHANGELOG - v7.0.0 to v7.14.9 for v7.0.0 to v7.14.9 changes.
• See CHANGELOG - v7 prereleases for v7.0.0-alpha.1 to v7.0.0-rc.4 changes.

We have to split the v7 changelog in multiple files otherwise it's too big to render on GitHub.