
Research
Supply Chain Attack on Axios Pulls Malicious Dependency from npm
A supply chain attack on Axios introduced a malicious dependency, plain-crypto-js@4.2.1, published minutes earlier and absent from the project’s GitHub releases.
Ever wish JavaScript had named arguments?
function sortableName(first, middle, last) {
return last + ', ' + first + ' ' + middle;
}
sortableName.withArgs({
last: 'Smith',
first: 'Peter',
middle: 'M'
});
// => 'Smith, Peter M'
Ever wish that arguments were object-like instead of array-like?
function f(x, y, z) {
console.log(arguments.named());
}
f(1, 2, 3);
// => { x: 1, y: 2, z: 3 }
There you go. Don't say I never gave you anything.
FAQs
Named arguments in JavaScript
The npm package named-args receives a total of 1 weekly downloads. As such, named-args popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that named-args demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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Research
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