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Updates brace-expansion from 1.1.12 to 1.1.13

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• 6c353ca 1.1.13
• 7fd684f Backport fix for GHSA-f886-m6hf-6m8v (#95)
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Updates flatted from 3.3.2 to 3.4.2

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• 3bf0909 3.4.2
• 885ddcc fix CWE-1321
• 0bdba70 added flatted-view to the benchmark
• 2a02dce 3.4.1
• fba4e8f Merge pull request #89 from WebReflection/python-fix
• 5fe8648 added "when in Rome" also a test for PHP
• 53517ad some minor improvement
• b3e2a0c Fixing recursion issue in Python too
• c4b46db Add SECURITY.md for security policy and reporting
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Updates brace-expansion from 1.1.12 to 1.1.13

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• 6c353ca 1.1.13
• 7fd684f Backport fix for GHSA-f886-m6hf-6m8v (#95)
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Updates flatted from 3.3.3 to 3.4.2

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• 3bf0909 3.4.2
• 885ddcc fix CWE-1321
• 0bdba70 added flatted-view to the benchmark
• 2a02dce 3.4.1
• fba4e8f Merge pull request #89 from WebReflection/python-fix
• 5fe8648 added "when in Rome" also a test for PHP
• 53517ad some minor improvement
• b3e2a0c Fixing recursion issue in Python too
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Updates fast-xml-parser from 4.5.4 to 5.5.10

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performance improvment, increase entity expansion default limit

• increase default entity explansion limit as many projects demand for that

maxEntitySize: 10000,
maxExpansionDepth: 10000,
maxTotalExpansions: Infinity,
maxExpandedLength: 100000,
maxEntityCount: 1000,

• performance improvement
  • reduce calls to toString
  • early return when entities are not present
  • prepare rawAttrsForMatcher only if user sets jPath: false

Full Changelog: NaturalIntelligence/fast-xml-parser@v5.5.9...v5.5.10

fix typins and matcher instance in callbacks

combine typings file to avoid configuration changes pass readonly instance of matcher to the call backs to avoid accidental push/pop call

fix bugs of entity parsing and value parsing

fix: entity expansion limits update strnum package to 2.2.0

fix entity expansion and incorrect replacement and performance

Full Changelog: NaturalIntelligence/fast-xml-parser@v5.5.5...v5.5.6

support onDangerousProperty

Full Changelog: NaturalIntelligence/fast-xml-parser@v5.5.3...v5.5.5

update dependecies to fix typings

Full Changelog: NaturalIntelligence/fast-xml-parser@v5.5.1...v5.5.2

integrate path-expression-matcher

• support path-expression-matcher
• fix: stopNode should not be parsed
• performance improvement for stopNode checking

Separate Builder

XML Builder was the part of fast-xml-parser for years. But considering that any bug in builder may false-alarm the users who are only using parser and vice-versa, we have decided to split it into a separate package.

Migration

To migrate to fast-xml-builder;

From

import { XMLBuilder } from "fast-xml-parser";

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Changelog

Sourced from fast-xml-parser's changelog.

Note: If you find missing information about particular minor version, that version must have been changed without any functional change in this library.

Note: Due to some last quick changes on v4, detail of v4.5.3 & v4.5.4 are not updated here. v4.5.4x is the last tag of v4 in github repository. I'm extremely sorry for the confusion

5.5.10 / 2026-04-03

• increase default entity explansion limit as many projects demand for that
• performance improvement
  • reduce calls to toString
  • early return when entities are not present
  • prepare rawAttrsForMatcher only if user sets jPath: false

5.5.9 / 2026-03-23

• combine typing files

4.5.5 / 2026-03-22

apply fixes from v5 (legacy maintenance branch v4-maintenance)

• support maxEntityCount
• support onDangerousProperty
• support maxNestedTags
• handle prototype pollution
• fix incorrect entity name replacement
• fix incorrect condition for entity expansion

5.5.8 / 2026-03-20

• pass read only matcher in callback

5.5.7 / 2026-03-19

• fix: entity expansion limits
• update strnum package to 2.2.0

5.5.6 / 2026-03-16

• update builder dependency
• fix incorrect regex to replace . in entity name
• fix check for entitiy expansion for lastEntities and html entities too

5.5.5 / 2026-03-13

• sanitize dangerous tag or attribute name
• error on critical property name
• support onDangerousProperty option

5.5.4 / 2026-03-13

• declare Matcher & Expression as unknown so user is not forced to install path-expression-matcher

5.5.3 / 2026-03-11

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Commits

• 6473af0 update release info
• 537ea09 increase default entity explansion limit
• 71dc2d3 update path-expression-matcher for performance
• e868ac5 update discord link
• 0400f86 performance improvement
• ea42a6a add discord detail
• e7e02b4 add discord seerver detail
• a8934f9 upgrade strnum
• 23d13e4 combine typing files
• 0c0a7dc update maintenance docs
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Updates picomatch from 2.3.1 to 2.3.2

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2.3.2

This is a security release fixing several security relevant issues.

What's Changed

• fix: exception when glob pattern contains constructor by @​Jason3S in micromatch/picomatch#144
• Fix for CVE-2026-33671
• Fix for CVE-2026-33672

Full Changelog: micromatch/picomatch@2.3.1...2.3.2

Changelog

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Release history

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The format is based on Keep a Changelog and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

• Changelogs are for humans, not machines.
• There should be an entry for every single version.
• The same types of changes should be grouped.
• Versions and sections should be linkable.
• The latest version comes first.
• The release date of each versions is displayed.
• Mention whether you follow Semantic Versioning.

Changelog entries are classified using the following labels (from keep-a-changelog):

• Added for new features.
• Changed for changes in existing functionality.
• Deprecated for soon-to-be removed features.
• Removed for now removed features.
• Fixed for any bug fixes.
• Security in case of vulnerabilities.

4.0.0 (2024-02-07)

Fixes

• Fix bad text values in parse #126, thanks to @​connor4312

Changed

• Remove process global to work outside of node #129, thanks to @​styfle
• Add sideEffects to package.json #128, thanks to @​frandiox
• Removed os, make compatible browser environment. See #124, thanks to @​gwsbhqt

3.0.1

Fixes

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Commits

• 81cba8d Publish 2.3.2
• fc1f6b6 Merge commit from fork
• eec17ae Merge commit from fork
• 78f8ca4 Merge pull request #156 from micromatch/backport-144
• 3f4f10e Merge pull request #144 from Jason3S/jdent-object-properties
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Updates @grpc/grpc-js from 1.6.12 to 1.14.3

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@​grpc/grpc-js 1.14.3

• Send halfClose immediately after messages to prevent late halfClose issues with Envoy (#3031 contributed by @​serkanerip)

@​grpc/grpc-js 1.14.2

• Fix server keep alive timeout not properly destroying connections (#3022 contributed by @​mattias-wiberg)

@​grpc/grpc-js 1.14.1

• Fix a regression of the settings used internally for HTTP/2 sessions (#3023)

@​grpc/grpc-js-xds 1.14.0

• Implement RBAC support (gRFC A41) (#2939, #2945)
• Add weighted_round_robin to LB policy registry (#3001) (currently experimental, enabled by the environment variable GRPC_EXPERIMENTAL_XDS_WRR_LB)
• Add wrr_locality to LB policy registry (#3003)

@​grpc/grpc-js 1.14.0

Changelog

• Add getAuthContext method to client and server call classes (more details can be found in gRFC L35) (#2920)
• Implement custom backend metrics support (gRFC A51) (#2978, #2983, #2985, #2986, #2999)
• Add getConnectionInfo method to the ServerInterceptingCall class (#2922)
• Implement the weighted_round_robin load balancing policy (#2998)
• Fix jitter behavior for client retries (#2960 contributed by @​ekscentrysytet)
• Start connecting from a random index in the round_robin LB policy (#2979)
• Send connection-level WINDOW_UPDATE at session start (#2971 contributed by @​KoenRijpstra)

Experimental API Changes

Added:

• CHANNEL_ARGS_CONFIG_SELECTOR_KEY
• StatusOr<T>
• CallStream
• statusOrFromValue
• statusOrFromError

Modified:

• ResolverListener#onSuccessfulResolution now has the signature (endpointList: StatusOr<Endpoint[]>, attributes: { [key: string]: unknown }, serviceConfig: StatusOr<ServiceConfig> | null, resolutionNote: string): boolean
• LoadBalancer#updateAddressList now has the signature `updateAddressList(endpointList: StatusOr<Endpoint[]>,lbConfig: TypedLoadBalancingConfig, channelOptions: ChannelOptions, resolutionNote: string): boolean

@​grpc/grpc-js 1.13.4

• Fix ability to set SNI with ssl_target_name_override option (#2956)

@​grpc/grpc-js 1.13.3

• Disable Nagle's algorithm (#2936)
• Avoid calling http2.getDefaultSettings (#2937)

@​grpc/grpc-js 1.13.2

• Fix a bug that caused clients to be unable to connect through local proxies (#2933)

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Commits

• ccd29b2 Merge pull request #3032 from murgatroid99/grpc-js_retry_half_close_1.14
• 9ea15ce grpc-js: Bump version to 1.14.3
• 4d387d4 Use nextMessageToSend for early half-close
• 88a083d remove halfCloseSent field
• f6895cb Send halfClose immediately after messages to prevent late halfClose issues wi...
• 37f2817 revert changes
• 4e26a27 half close right after write
• bf0dc8f Merge pull request #3029 from murgatroid99/grpc-js_keepalive_fix_backport
• 235474e grpc-js: Bump to 1.14.2
• 2f090c6 grpc-js: Fix server keep alive timeout not properly destroying connections
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Updates nodemailer from 7.0.13 to 8.0.4

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v8.0.4

8.0.4 (2026-03-25)

Bug Fixes

• sanitize envelope size to prevent SMTP command injection (2d7b971)

v8.0.3

8.0.3 (2026-03-18)

Bug Fixes

• clean up addressparser and fix group name fallback producing undefined (9d55877)
• fix cookie bugs, remove dead code, and improve hot-path efficiency (e8c8b92)
• refactor smtp-connection for clarity and add Node.js 6 syntax compat test (c5b48ea)
• remove familySupportCache that broke DNS resolution tests (c803d90)

v8.0.2

8.0.2 (2026-03-09)

Bug Fixes

• merge fragmented display names with unquoted commas in addressparser (fe27f7f)

v8.0.1

8.0.1 (2026-02-07)

Bug Fixes

• absorb TLS errors during socket teardown (7f8dde4)
• absorb TLS errors during socket teardown (381f628)
• Add Gmail Workspace service configuration (#1787) (dc97ede)

v8.0.0

8.0.0 (2026-02-04)

⚠ BREAKING CHANGES

• Error code 'NoAuth' renamed to 'ENOAUTH'

Bug Fixes

• add connection fallback to alternative DNS addresses (e726d6f)
• centralize and standardize error codes (45062ce)
• harden DNS fallback against race conditions and cleanup issues (4fa3c63)

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Changelog

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8.0.4 (2026-03-25)

Bug Fixes

• sanitize envelope size to prevent SMTP command injection (2d7b971)

8.0.3 (2026-03-18)

Bug Fixes

• clean up addressparser and fix group name fallback producing undefined (9d55877)
• fix cookie bugs, remove dead code, and improve hot-path efficiency (e8c8b92)
• refactor smtp-connection for clarity and add Node.js 6 syntax compat test (c5b48ea)
• remove familySupportCache that broke DNS resolution tests (c803d90)

8.0.2 (2026-03-09)

Bug Fixes

• merge fragmented display names with unquoted commas in addressparser (fe27f7f)

8.0.1 (2026-02-07)

Bug Fixes

• absorb TLS errors during socket teardown (7f8dde4)
• absorb TLS errors during socket teardown (381f628)
• Add Gmail Workspace service configuration (#1787) (dc97ede)

8.0.0 (2026-02-04)

⚠ BREAKING CHANGES

• Error code 'NoAuth' renamed to 'ENOAUTH'

Bug Fixes

• add connection fallback to alternative DNS addresses (e726d6f)
• centralize and standardize error codes (45062ce)
• harden DNS fallback against race conditions and cleanup issues (4fa3c63)
• improve socket cleanup to prevent potential memory leaks (6069fdc)

Commits

• 2d31975 chore(master): release 8.0.4 (#1806)
• 2d7b971 fix: sanitize envelope size to prevent SMTP command injection
• 4e702e9 chore(master): release 8.0.3 (#1804)
• c803d90 fix: remove familySupportCache that broke DNS resolution tests
• e8c8b92 fix: fix cookie bugs, remove dead code, and improve hot-path efficiency
• 0e78ee1 chore: update dependencies
• af73b4c chore: upgrade GitHub Actions to latest versions
• 604b570 chore: simplify remaining lib modules for clarity and consistency
• 4ced83d chore: simplify shared, errors, mailer, mime-node, and mime-funcs modules
• 0cba16e chore: simplify smtp-pool with const, Object.assign, and cleaner control flow
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