[Snyk] Upgrade react-router-dom from 5.2.0 to 5.3.4

[nejidevelops]

Snyk has created this PR to upgrade react-router-dom from 5.2.0 to 5.3.4.

ℹ️ Keep your dependencies up-to-date. This makes it easier to fix existing vulnerabilities and to more quickly identify and fix newly disclosed vulnerabilities when they affect your project.

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• The recommended version is 6 versions ahead of your current version.

• The recommended version was released 3 years ago.

Release notes

Package name: react-router-dom

• 5.3.4 - 2022-10-02
• 5.3.3 - 2022-05-18
• 5.3.2 - 2022-05-17
• 5.3.1 - 2022-04-17
• 5.3.0 - 2021-09-03
• 5.2.1 - 2021-08-27
• 5.2.0 - 2020-05-11

from react-router-dom GitHub release notes

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[gemini-code-assist]

Hello @nejidevelops, I'm Gemini Code Assist¹! I'm currently reviewing this pull request and will post my feedback shortly. In the meantime, here's a summary to help you and other reviewers quickly get up to speed!

Summary of Changes

Hello team, gemini-code-assist here to provide a quick summary of this pull request. This PR, automatically generated by Snyk, aims to upgrade the react-router-dom dependency from version 5.2.0 to 5.3.4. The primary goal is to keep our project dependencies up-to-date, which helps in maintaining security and potentially benefiting from bug fixes and minor improvements in the newer versions within the 5.x major release line.

Highlights

• Dependency Upgrade: The core change is updating the react-router-dom package version.
• Automated PR: This pull request was automatically created by Snyk to propose the dependency upgrade.

Changelog

• package.json
  • Updated the react-router-dom dependency version from ^5.2.0 to ^5.3.4 in the dependencies section (line 8).

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A version bump so small,
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From five point two,
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Code Review

This Snyk PR proposes an upgrade for react-router-dom from v5.2.0 to v5.3.4. Keeping dependencies up-to-date is crucial for security and stability, so this is a welcome change.

The primary consideration for this upgrade is ensuring no regressions are introduced. While Snyk indicates this is not a breaking change ("isBreakingChange":false in PR metadata) and it's a minor version bump within v5, changes to routing libraries can sometimes have subtle impacts.

One minor point of potential confusion in the Snyk-generated PR description: it mentions 'The recommended version was released 3 years ago', while the release notes in the same description correctly state version 5.3.4 was released on 2022-10-02 (less than 2 years ago at the time of this review). This is just a note on the PR text and doesn't affect the code change itself.

Please see the specific comment regarding the importance of testing this upgrade.

Summary of Findings

• Thorough Testing Required for react-router-dom Upgrade: The upgrade of react-router-dom from v5.2.0 to v5.3.4, while likely safe as it's a minor version bump within the same major version and Snyk reports no breaking changes, necessitates comprehensive testing of all application routing and navigation features. This is crucial to prevent any regressions in user-facing functionality. This was raised as a high severity comment.
• Minor Inconsistency in Snyk PR Description: The Snyk-generated PR description states the recommended version of react-router-dom (5.3.4) was released '3 years ago'. However, the release notes section within the same PR description correctly indicates that version 5.3.4 was released on 2022-10-02. This is a minor observation about the PR text's consistency. No review comment was added directly for this as it's considered low severity, not a code issue, and outside the scope of changes in this PR. It's mentioned here for awareness.

Merge Readiness

This pull request addresses an important aspect of software maintenance by upgrading the react-router-dom dependency. The change in package.json is itself straightforward and correct.

However, due to the critical role of routing in a web application, I strongly recommend that this PR not be merged until comprehensive testing of all routing functionalities has been completed and it's confirmed that no regressions have been introduced. My review comment highlights the need for this testing.

As a reviewer, I am not authorized to approve the pull request. Please ensure further review and approval from team members responsible for merging, once testing has been satisfactorily completed and confirmed.

[gemini-code-assist]

This upgrade of react-router-dom from ^5.2.0 to ^5.3.4 is a good step for maintaining dependency health.

Given that react-router-dom is critical for navigation and rendering components based on URLs, could you please confirm that thorough end-to-end testing of all routing functionalities will be performed before merging? This includes, but is not limited to:

• Navigation between all existing routes using Link and NavLink components.
• Correct rendering of components for each route.
• Functionality of dynamic route parameters (e.g., movieId in /movies/:movieId).
• Behavior of Switch and Route components, including exact path matching.
• Handling of unknown routes or any redirect logic if present.

While this is a minor version upgrade within v5 and Snyk reports no breaking changes, comprehensive testing is essential to catch any unexpected regressions. Confirmation of successful testing would be valuable before merging.