@babel/highlight

@babel/highlight

Syntax highlight JavaScript strings for output in terminals.

See our website @babel/highlight for more information.

Install

Using npm:

npm install --save-dev @babel/highlight

or using yarn:

yarn add @babel/highlight --dev

Changelog

v7.25.9 (2024-10-22)

:bug: Bug Fix

• babel-parser, babel-template, babel-types
  • #16905 fix: Keep type annotations in syntacticPlaceholders mode (@liuxingbaoyu)
• babel-helper-compilation-targets, babel-preset-env
  • #16907 fix: support BROWSERSLIST{,_CONFIG} env (@JLHwung)
• Other
  • #16884 Analyze ClassAccessorProperty to prevent the no-undef rule (@victorenator)

:house: Internal

• babel-helper-transform-fixture-test-runner
  • #16914 remove test options flaky (@JLHwung)

:running_woman: Performance

• babel-parser, babel-types
  • #16918 perf: Make VISITOR_KEYS etc. faster to access (@liuxingbaoyu)

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