v7.15.4 (2021-09-02)

:eyeglasses: Spec Compliance

• babel-helper-create-class-features-plugin, babel-helpers, babel-plugin-bugfix-v8-spread-parameters-in-optional-chaining, babel-plugin-proposal-async-generator-functions, babel-plugin-proposal-class-properties, babel-plugin-proposal-private-methods, babel-plugin-proposal-private-property-in-object, babel-preset-env, babel-runtime-corejs2, babel-runtime-corejs3, babel-runtime
  • #13601 Disallow reinitializing private elements (@komyg)

:bug: Bug Fix

• #13638 [eslint] Allow "latest" as ecmaVersion (@fisker)
• babel-traverse, babel-types
  • #13723 getBindingIdentifiers should return params for private methods (@JLHwung)
• babel-types
  • #13715 [babel 8] fix: stricter rest element builder check (@JLHwung)
• babel-helper-compilation-targets
  • #13697 fix: pass browserslistEnv to resolveTargets (@meskill)
• babel-helper-create-class-features-plugin, babel-plugin-proposal-class-properties, babel-plugin-proposal-private-property-in-object
  • #13656 fix: fix static private field shadowed by local variable (@colinaaa)
• babel-plugin-transform-typescript
  • #13664 [ts] Fix transform for nested namespaces shorthand syntax (@nicolo-ribaudo)
• babel-parser
  • #13680 fix(babel-parser): delete static property from class static block for TS (@sosukesuzuki)
  • #13695 fix: assure left bracket is not consumed after dot (@JLHwung)
• babel-core
  • #13532 fix: non breaking align options naming (@fedeci)

:memo: Documentation

• babel-parser
  • #13691 add missing ExportNamespaceSpecifier in spec.md (@flyinox)

:house: Internal

• babel-helper-create-class-features-plugin, babel-plugin-proposal-class-static-block, babel-plugin-proposal-private-property-in-object, babel-plugin-syntax-class-static-block, babel-plugin-syntax-private-property-in-object, babel-plugin-syntax-top-level-await, babel-plugin-transform-modules-commonjs, babel-plugin-transform-modules-systemjs, babel-preset-env, babel-standalone
  • #13717 archive stage 4 parser plugins (@JLHwung)

:running_woman: Performance

• babel-core, babel-generator, babel-helper-annotate-as-pure, babel-helper-builder-binary-assignment-operator-visitor, babel-helper-builder-react-jsx, babel-helper-define-map, babel-helper-explode-assignable-expression, 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-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-wrap-function, babel-helpers, babel-preset-env, babel-template, babel-traverse
  • #13685 Use named imports for babel types (@JLHwung)
• babel-cli, babel-helper-define-map, babel-helpers, babel-node, babel-parser, babel-plugin-proposal-async-generator-functions, babel-plugin-proposal-decorators, babel-plugin-transform-classes, babel-plugin-transform-for-of, babel-plugin-transform-modules-systemjs, babel-plugin-transform-parameters, babel-traverse, babel-types
  • #13609 perf: partially replace .concat with .push (@fedeci)

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.