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Ion JS 4.2.0 and 4.2.1 Released
06 May 2021

API Changes:

Added position() API to Reader.
Added an equals() API for the DOM.
Timestamp’s constructor can now accept a Date instead of requiring individual time unit fields.
Reader.byteValue is now deprecated in favor of the new alias: Reader.uInt8ArrayValue, which is more descriptive.
Added support for duplicate fields in Struct for the DOM.

Bug Fixes:

Fix length calculation for annotated containers.
Change how container type information is stored on the stepIn stack.
Fixed bug in the text parser that allowed unclosed structs at the end of a stream.
Fixes the elements() method for Struct to preserve 4.1.0 behavior. (Fixed with v4.2.1)

Tweaks:

Generate the ES6 module correctly.
Performance improvements in unicode decoding.
Use number instead of BigInt for smaller values. (Performance optimization)

Release Notes v4.2.0

Release Notes v4.2.1