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# Npm package update checks (2026-03-16 17:18Z)

_**User**_

how do i check for npm package updates but do not apply them? i want to understand how my package.json file might be using items that have received updates

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_**Agent (model claude-4.6-sonnet-medium-thinking, mode Agent)**_

<think><details><summary>Thought Process</summary>
The user wants to check for npm package updates without applying them. Let me read their package.json first to understand what they're working with.</details></think>

---

Let me look at your `package.json` first.

---

<tool-use data-tool-type="read" data-tool-name="read_file_v2">
<details><summary>Tool use: **read_file_v2** • Read file: /Users/Prytania/Dropbox/WordPress/Inventory Presser/plugins/inventory-presser/package.json</summary>

</details>
</tool-use>

---

You have a few options, depending on how much detail you want:

---

### Option 1: `npm outdated` (built-in, no install needed)

```bash
npm outdated
```

This shows a table with the current installed version, the version your `package.json` allows (based on semver range), and the latest published version. It does **not** modify anything.

---

### Option 2: `npm-check-updates` (more detail)

This tool shows what your `package.json` version ranges *could* be bumped to:

```bash
npx npm-check-updates
```

- No `-u` flag = **dry run only**, nothing is written
- Add `-u` only when you're ready to update `package.json`
- Alias: `npx ncu`

---

### What to expect for your packages

Your four dependencies use `^` (caret) ranges, which allow minor and patch updates automatically. `npm outdated` will tell you:

| Column | Meaning |
|---|---|
| **Current** | What's installed in `node_modules` |
| **Wanted** | Latest version satisfying your `^` range |
| **Latest** | Absolute latest on npm, regardless of your range |

For example, `leaflet: ^1.7.1` pins you to 1.x — if leaflet released a 2.x version, `Wanted` would still show 1.x but `Latest` would show 2.x, flagged in red.

---

### Recommended command to run

```bash
npm outdated
```

Run that in your project root. It's zero-risk and gives you a clear picture of where each of your four packages stands.

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_**User**_

what am i using minify for?it's the most out of date

---

_**Agent (model claude-4.6-sonnet-medium-thinking, mode Agent)**_

<think><details><summary>Thought Process</summary>
The user wants to know what `minify` is used for in their build script. I can see from the package.json that it's used in the build script. Let me look at the build script again:

```
"build": "wp-scripts build ; cp -R node_modules/leaflet/dist/ js/leaflet ; cp -R node_modules/iframe-resizer/js/ js/iframe-resizer ; minify js/leaflet/leaflet.css > js/leaflet/leaflet.min.css ; minify vendor/woocommerce/FlexSlider/flexslider.css > css/woocommerce-flexslider.min.css"
</details></think>

---

Looking at your `build` script in `package.json`, `minify` is used in two places:

```8:8:/Users/Prytania/Dropbox/WordPress/Inventory Presser/plugins/inventory-presser/package.json
"build": "wp-scripts build ; cp -R node_modules/leaflet/dist/ js/leaflet ; cp -R node_modules/iframe-resizer/js/ js/iframe-resizer ; minify js/leaflet/leaflet.css > js/leaflet/leaflet.min.css ; minify vendor/woocommerce/FlexSlider/flexslider.css > css/woocommerce-flexslider.min.css"
```

Specifically, it minifies two CSS files that come from third-party vendors:

1. `js/leaflet/leaflet.css` → `js/leaflet/leaflet.min.css` (the Leaflet maps library stylesheet)
2. `vendor/woocommerce/FlexSlider/flexslider.css` → `css/woocommerce-flexslider.min.css` (the WooCommerce FlexSlider stylesheet)

Both source files are vendor assets that don't ship with a pre-minified `.min.css`, so your build step produces them. Since `minify` is only processing CSS here, you could replace it with any CSS minifier — for example `cssnano` (via a small script) or even `cleancss` — if you wanted to drop the outdated dependency.

---

_**User**_

how do i update that one to the latest version? it's probably low ricks

---

_**Agent (model claude-4.6-sonnet-medium-thinking, mode Agent)**_

<think><details><summary>Thought Process</summary>
The user wants to update the `minify` package to the latest version. They noted it's probably low risk since it's only used for CSS minification in the build script. I should show them how to update just that one package.</details></think>

---

To update just `minify` to its latest version, run:

```bash
npm install minify@latest --save-dev
```

That will install the newest version and update the version number in your `package.json` automatically.

After it installs, run a build to confirm nothing broke:

```bash
npm run build
```

Since `minify` is only called twice at the end of your build script to process two CSS files, the risk really is low. The main thing that could go wrong between major versions is a changed CLI interface (different flags or syntax), but the basic `minify <file>` usage you have is standard and unlikely to have changed.

---

_**User**_

ok i updated it to latest and then ran my build script and got this. i think i broke it:

[main][~/Dropbox/WordPress/Inventory Presser/plugins/inventory-presser]$ npm install minify@latest --save-dev
npm warn EBADENGINE Unsupported engine {
npm warn EBADENGINE   package: 'minify@15.2.0',
npm warn EBADENGINE   required: { node: '>=22' },
npm warn EBADENGINE   current: { node: 'v20.20.0', npm: '10.8.2' }
npm warn EBADENGINE }
npm warn EBADENGINE Unsupported engine {
npm warn EBADENGINE   package: '@putout/minify@6.0.7',
npm warn EBADENGINE   required: { node: '>=22' },
npm warn EBADENGINE   current: { node: 'v20.20.0', npm: '10.8.2' }
npm warn EBADENGINE }
npm warn EBADENGINE Unsupported engine {
npm warn EBADENGINE   package: 'try-catch@4.0.9',
npm warn EBADENGINE   required: { node: '>=22' },
npm warn EBADENGINE   current: { node: 'v20.20.0', npm: '10.8.2' }
npm warn EBADENGINE }
npm warn EBADENGINE Unsupported engine {
npm warn EBADENGINE   package: 'try-to-catch@4.0.5',
npm warn EBADENGINE   required: { node: '>=22' },
npm warn EBADENGINE   current: { node: 'v20.20.0', npm: '10.8.2' }
npm warn EBADENGINE }
npm warn deprecated rimraf@2.7.1: Rimraf versions prior to v4 are no longer supported
npm warn deprecated rimraf@3.0.2: Rimraf versions prior to v4 are no longer supported
npm warn deprecated rimraf@3.0.2: Rimraf versions prior to v4 are no longer supported
npm warn deprecated intl-messageformat-parser@1.8.1: We've written a new parser that's 6x faster and is backwards compatible. Please use @formatjs/icu-messageformat-parser
npm warn deprecated core-js@2.6.12: core-js@<3.23.3 is no longer maintained and not recommended for usage due to the number of issues. Because of the V8 engine whims, feature detection in old core-js versions could cause a slowdown up to 100x even if nothing is polyfilled. Some versions have web compatibility issues. Please, upgrade your dependencies to the actual version of core-js.

added 142 packages, removed 146 packages, changed 280 packages, and audited 1495 packages in 22s

266 packages are looking for funding
  run `npm fund` for details

49 vulnerabilities (12 low, 9 moderate, 26 high, 2 critical)

To address all issues, run:
  npm audit fix

Run `npm audit` for details.
*[main][~/Dropbox/WordPress/Inventory Presser/plugins/inventory-presser]$ npm run build

> inventory-presser@15.4.0 build
> wp-scripts build ; cp -R node_modules/leaflet/dist/ js/leaflet ; cp -R node_modules/iframe-resizer/js/ js/iframe-resizer ; minify js/leaflet/leaflet.css > js/leaflet/leaflet.min.css ; minify vendor/woocommerce/FlexSlider/flexslider.css > css/woocommerce-flexslider.min.css

Browserslist: caniuse-lite is outdated. Please run:
  npx update-browserslist-db@latest
  Why you should do it regularly: https://github.com/browserslist/update-db#readme
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  ./src/blocks/model/index.js + 8 modules 2.66 KiB [not cacheable] [built] [code generated]
  + 12 modules
webpack 5.95.0 compiled successfully in 1541 ms
SyntaxError: Unexpected token Semicolon
    at /Users/Prytania/Dropbox/WordPress/Inventory Presser/plugins/inventory-presser/node_modules/lightningcss/node/index.js:56:14
    at Object.default [as css] (file:///Users/Prytania/Dropbox/WordPress/Inventory%20Presser/plugins/inventory-presser/node_modules/minify/lib/css.js:30:20)
    at async onDataRead (file:///Users/Prytania/Dropbox/WordPress/Inventory%20Presser/plugins/inventory-presser/node_modules/minify/lib/minify.js:81:27)
    at async optimize (file:///Users/Prytania/Dropbox/WordPress/Inventory%20Presser/plugins/inventory-presser/node_modules/minify/lib/minify.js:65:12)
    at async minify (file:///Users/Prytania/Dropbox/WordPress/Inventory%20Presser/plugins/inventory-presser/node_modules/minify/lib/minify.js:49:12)
    at async Promise.all (index 0)
    at async tryToCatch (file:///Users/Prytania/Dropbox/WordPress/Inventory%20Presser/plugins/inventory-presser/node_modules/try-to-catch/lib/try-to-catch.js:7:23)
    at async uglifyFiles (file:///Users/Prytania/Dropbox/WordPress/Inventory%20Presser/plugins/inventory-presser/node_modules/minify/bin/minify.js:81:30)
    at async minify (file:///Users/Prytania/Dropbox/WordPress/Inventory%20Presser/plugins/inventory-presser/node_modules/minify/bin/minify.js:58:5)
    at async file:///Users/Prytania/Dropbox/WordPress/Inventory%20Presser/plugins/inventory-presser/node_modules/minify/bin/minify.js:38:1 {
  fileName: '',
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    ' * https://www.woocommerce.com/flexslider/\n' +
    ' *\n' +
    ' * Copyright 2012 WooThemes\n' +
    ' * Free to use under the GPLv2 and later license.\n' +
    ' * http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html\n' +
    ' *\n' +
    ' * Contributing author: Tyler Smith (@mbmufffin)\n' +
    ' *\n' +
    ' */\n' +
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    ' * ====================================================================================================================*/\n' +
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    '  font-weight: normal;\n' +
    '  font-style: normal;\n' +
    '}\n' +
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    '  outline: none;\n' +
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    '  margin: 0;\n' +
    '  padding: 0;\n' +
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    '  text-transform: capitalize;\n' +
    '}\n' +
    '/* ====================================================================================================================\n' +
    ' * BASE STYLES\n' +
    ' * ====================================================================================================================*/\n' +
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    '  display: block;\n' +
    '}\n' +
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    '  box-shadow: inset 0 0 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\n' +
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    '  cursor: default;\n' +
    '}\n' +
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    '  margin: 5px 0 0;\n' +
    '  position: static;\n' +
    '  overflow: hidden;\n' +
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    '  float: left;\n' +
    '  margin: 0;\n' +
    '}\n' +
    '.flex-control-thumbs img {\n' +
    '  width: 100%;\n' +
    '  height: auto;\n' +
    '  display: block;\n' +
    '  opacity: .7;\n' +
    '  cursor: pointer;\n' +
    '  -moz-user-select: none;\n' +
    '  -webkit-transition: all 1s ease;\n' +
    '  -moz-transition: all 1s ease;\n' +
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    '}\n' +
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    '  opacity: 1;\n' +
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    '  opacity: 1;\n' +
    '  cursor: default;\n' +
    '}\n' +
    '/* ====================================================================================================================\n' +
    ' * RESPONSIVE\n' +
    ' * ====================================================================================================================*/\n' +
    '@media screen and (max-width: 860px) {\n' +
    '  .flex-direction-nav .flex-prev {\n' +
    '    opacity: 1;\n' +
    '    left: 10px;\n' +
    '  }\n' +
    '  .flex-direction-nav .flex-next {\n' +
    '    opacity: 1;\n' +
    '    right: 10px;\n' +
    '  }\n' +
    '}\n',
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}
*[main][~/Dropbox/WordPress/Inventory Presser/plugins/inventory-presser]$ 


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_**Agent (model claude-4.6-sonnet-medium-thinking, mode Agent)**_

<think><details><summary>Thought Process</summary>
The error is clear: `minify@15.2.0` requires Node.js >= 22, but the user is running Node.js v20.20.0. The new version of minify is using `lightningcss` under the hood to parse CSS, and it's choking on something in the FlexSlider CSS file (specifically line 116, column 13 - which appears to be the `*height: 0;` IE hack or similar non-standard CSS).

There are two issues:
1. Node version incompatibility (v20 vs required v22)
2. The CSS itself has IE-era hacks that `lightningcss` (used by the new minify) doesn't support
</details></think>

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