Request: Publish v1.6.2 to npm with pagehide fix

[TorosyanV]

Hi maintainers! 👋

The fix for the deprecated unload event listener (PR #679) was merged on September 24, 2025, but hasn't been published to npm yet.

Current situation:

• Latest npm version: 1.6.1 (May 2022)
• Latest code in master: 1.6.2 (with pagehide fix)
• Browsers are showing deprecation warnings for unload event

Impact:

• Chrome DevTools shows "Deprecated feature used" warning
• Affects Lighthouse scores and best practices audits
• 35 commits are ready since last release
• Many users still getting warnings on production

References:

• Fix PR: update: use pagehide instead of unload. #679
• Related issues: sockjs-client uses deprecated "unload" listener #650, Google Chrome says "Deprecated feature used" in Issues tab #646, The unload event does not fire reliably #544

Request:

Could you please publish v1.6.2 to npm? The fix is already merged and tested.

Thank you for maintaining this library!