v7.16.5 (2021-12-13)

:eyeglasses: Spec Compliance

• babel-cli, babel-core, babel-helpers, babel-plugin-proposal-class-properties, babel-plugin-proposal-decorators, babel-plugin-transform-classes, babel-plugin-transform-jscript, babel-plugin-transform-parameters, babel-plugin-transform-runtime, babel-plugin-transform-spread, babel-plugin-transform-typescript, babel-preset-env
  • #12115 Mark class prototype as read-only (@wentout)

:bug: Bug Fix

• babel-plugin-transform-parameters
  • #14032 Fix: default rest argument array elements as undefined (@The-x-Theorist)
• babel-plugin-transform-arrow-functions, babel-traverse
  • #14036 Don't resolve shadowed arguments variables from functions (@The-x-Theorist)
• babel-parser
  • #14039 maintain estree string literal shape when cloned (@JLHwung)
• babel-traverse
  • #14016 Fix duplicate declaration error on ambient class declarations (@The-x-Theorist)
• babel-generator
  • #14014 Support flow function type annotation with no parent (@krosenberg)
• babel-plugin-transform-react-jsx
  • #14012 Fix JSX pragma anywhere in comment (@The-x-Theorist)
• babel-helper-create-class-features-plugin, babel-helper-environment-visitor, babel-helper-member-expression-to-functions, babel-helper-module-transforms, babel-helper-replace-supers, babel-plugin-transform-classes, babel-traverse
  • #14005 Fix handling of this&co in computed keys in arrows transform (@nicolo-ribaudo)

:nail_care: Polish

• babel-parser
  • #13968 Recover from shorthand assign exprs (@JLHwung)
  • #13975 fix: update UnexpectedPrivateField error message (@JLHwung)

:memo: Documentation

• babel-compat-data, babel-helper-annotate-as-pure, babel-helper-builder-binary-assignment-operator-visitor, babel-helper-builder-react-jsx, 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-get-function-arity, 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-skip-transparent-expression-wrappers, babel-helper-split-export-declaration, babel-helper-transform-fixture-test-runner, babel-helper-validator-identifier, babel-helper-validator-option, babel-helper-wrap-function, babel-plugin-bugfix-safari-id-destructuring-collision-in-function-expression, babel-plugin-bugfix-v8-spread-parameters-in-optional-chaining, babel-plugin-proposal-async-do-expressions, babel-plugin-proposal-record-and-tuple, babel-plugin-syntax-async-do-expressions, babel-plugin-syntax-module-blocks, babel-plugin-transform-react-jsx-development, babel-plugin-transform-react-pure-annotations, babel-runtime-corejs2, babel-runtime-corejs3, babel-runtime
  • #14006 Regenerate monorepo READMEs (@nicolo-ribaudo)

:house: Internal

• babel-cli, babel-code-frame, babel-core, babel-generator, babel-helper-annotate-as-pure, babel-helper-compilation-targets, babel-helper-create-class-features-plugin, babel-helper-create-regexp-features-plugin, babel-helper-fixtures, babel-helper-module-imports, babel-helper-optimise-call-expression, babel-helper-plugin-test-runner, babel-helper-transform-fixture-test-runner, babel-helper-validator-identifier, babel-helper-validator-option, babel-helpers, babel-highlight, babel-node, babel-parser, babel-plugin-bugfix-safari-id-destructuring-collision-in-function-expression, babel-plugin-bugfix-v8-spread-parameters-in-optional-chaining, babel-plugin-external-helpers, babel-plugin-proposal-async-do-expressions, babel-plugin-proposal-async-generator-functions, babel-plugin-proposal-class-properties, babel-plugin-proposal-class-static-block, babel-plugin-proposal-decorators, babel-plugin-proposal-do-expressions, babel-plugin-proposal-dynamic-import, babel-plugin-proposal-export-default-from, babel-plugin-proposal-export-namespace-from, babel-plugin-proposal-function-bind, babel-plugin-proposal-function-sent, babel-plugin-proposal-json-strings, babel-plugin-proposal-logical-assignment-operators, babel-plugin-proposal-nullish-coalescing-operator, babel-plugin-proposal-numeric-separator, babel-plugin-proposal-object-rest-spread, babel-plugin-proposal-optional-catch-binding, babel-plugin-proposal-optional-chaining, babel-plugin-proposal-partial-application, babel-plugin-proposal-pipeline-operator, babel-plugin-proposal-private-methods, babel-plugin-proposal-private-property-in-object, babel-plugin-proposal-record-and-tuple, babel-plugin-proposal-throw-expressions, babel-plugin-proposal-unicode-property-regex, babel-plugin-syntax-decorators, babel-plugin-syntax-typescript, babel-plugin-transform-arrow-functions, babel-plugin-transform-async-to-generator, 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-dotall-regex, 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-instanceof, babel-plugin-transform-jscript, babel-plugin-transform-member-expression-literals, babel-plugin-transform-modules-amd, babel-plugin-transform-modules-commonjs, babel-plugin-transform-modules-systemjs, babel-plugin-transform-modules-umd, babel-plugin-transform-named-capturing-groups-regex, babel-plugin-transform-new-target, babel-plugin-transform-object-super, babel-plugin-transform-parameters, babel-plugin-transform-property-literals, 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-development, babel-plugin-transform-react-jsx-self, babel-plugin-transform-react-jsx-source, babel-plugin-transform-react-jsx, babel-plugin-transform-react-pure-annotations, babel-plugin-transform-regenerator, babel-plugin-transform-reserved-words, babel-plugin-transform-runtime, babel-plugin-transform-shorthand-properties, babel-plugin-transform-spread, babel-plugin-transform-sticky-regex, babel-plugin-transform-strict-mode, babel-plugin-transform-template-literals, babel-plugin-transform-typeof-symbol, babel-plugin-transform-typescript, babel-plugin-transform-unicode-escapes, babel-plugin-transform-unicode-regex, babel-preset-env, babel-preset-flow, babel-preset-react, babel-preset-typescript, babel-register, babel-standalone, babel-template, babel-traverse, babel-types
  • #13966 Run tests in a native Node.js ESM environment (@nicolo-ribaudo)
• babel-parser
  • #13982 Extend hasPlugin to accept plugin-configuration array pairs (@js-choi)
• babel-helpers
  • #13996 Don't use ESM for required files in @babel/helpers tests (@nicolo-ribaudo)
• babel-plugin-proposal-object-rest-spread, babel-traverse
  • #13948 Convert proposal-object-rest-spread to TS (@JLHwung)
• babel-parser, babel-plugin-bugfix-safari-id-destructuring-collision-in-function-expression, babel-plugin-bugfix-v8-spread-parameters-in-optional-chaining, babel-plugin-proposal-optional-chaining, babel-preset-react, babel-preset-typescript
  • #13978 Only bundle the release build, and don't import src in tests (@nicolo-ribaudo)
• Other
  • #13976 Fail CI when @babel/runtime ESM tests fail (@nicolo-ribaudo)

:running_woman: Performance

• babel-parser
  • #13919 Improve template tokenizing (@JLHwung)

:microscope: Output optimization

• babel-helpers, babel-plugin-proposal-async-generator-functions, babel-plugin-transform-runtime, babel-preset-env, babel-runtime-corejs2, babel-runtime
  • #13837 minify helpers-generated.ts (@lightmare)

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)