@babel/plugin-transform-unicode-escapes

What is @babel/plugin-transform-unicode-escapes?

@babel/plugin-transform-unicode-escapes is a Babel plugin that transforms Unicode escape sequences in JavaScript string literals into their corresponding Unicode characters. This can be useful for improving readability and ensuring compatibility with environments that may not fully support Unicode escape sequences.

What are @babel/plugin-transform-unicode-escapes's main functionalities?

Transform Unicode Escape Sequences

This feature transforms Unicode escape sequences (e.g., \u0041) into their corresponding Unicode characters (e.g., 'A'). This can make the code more readable and easier to understand.

const str = '\u0041\u0042\u0043'; // ABC

Other packages similar to @babel/plugin-transform-unicode-escapes

unicode-escape

The 'unicode-escape' package provides similar functionality by converting Unicode escape sequences into their corresponding characters. However, it is a standalone utility rather than a Babel plugin, which means it needs to be used separately from the Babel transformation pipeline.

README

@babel/plugin-transform-unicode-escapes

Compile ES2015 Unicode escapes to ES5

See our website @babel/plugin-transform-unicode-escapes for more information.

Install

Using npm:

npm install --save-dev @babel/plugin-transform-unicode-escapes

or using yarn:

yarn add @babel/plugin-transform-unicode-escapes --dev

Changelog

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)