# What changed in comment-parser

> 6 changes in comment-parser 1 from its official release notes, upgrade guides and advisories. Each one cited. Sources checked 2026-10-20. HTML: https://unstale.sh/npm/comment-parser/

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## comment-parser 1

### Fixes and other changes

- Types were updated, which may affect developers relying on the package's TypeScript definitions. (1.4.8) — [release notes](https://github.com/yavorskiy/comment-parser/blob/a9ba3bbe7d33ffed87b56f994f9a3156eb531f9a/CHANGELOG.md#148)
- A non-optional name is broken on an equal sign only when prefixed by an identifier. (1.4.7) — [release notes](https://github.com/yavorskiy/comment-parser/blob/a9ba3bbe7d33ffed87b56f994f9a3156eb531f9a/CHANGELOG.md#147)
- Supports default values on non-optional names in @property comments. (1.4.6) — [release notes](https://github.com/yavorskiy/comment-parser/blob/a9ba3bbe7d33ffed87b56f994f9a3156eb531f9a/CHANGELOG.md#146)
- Empty lines are skipped in the name tokenizer only when a type is present. (1.4.5) — [release notes](https://github.com/yavorskiy/comment-parser/blob/a9ba3bbe7d33ffed87b56f994f9a3156eb531f9a/CHANGELOG.md#145)
- Slash-containing strings like @npm/package are fully excluded from tag detection. (1.4.4) — [release notes](https://github.com/yavorskiy/comment-parser/blob/a9ba3bbe7d33ffed87b56f994f9a3156eb531f9a/CHANGELOG.md#144)
- Ensures type, name and description on subsequent lines are properly parsed. (1.4.2) — [release notes](https://github.com/yavorskiy/comment-parser/blob/a9ba3bbe7d33ffed87b56f994f9a3156eb531f9a/CHANGELOG.md#142)