Bump the dependencies group across 1 directory with 26 updates

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Bumps the dependencies group with 26 updates in the / directory:

Package	From	To
@eslint/js	9.31.0	9.32.0
@eslint/json	0.13.0	0.13.1
eslint	9.31.0	9.32.0
lint-staged	16.1.2	16.1.4
npm-check-updates	18.0.1	18.0.2
prettier-plugin-organize-imports	4.1.0	4.2.0
typescript	5.8.3	5.9.2
typescript-eslint	8.37.0	8.38.0
undici	7.12.0	7.13.0
@azure/cosmos	4.4.1	4.5.0
@azure/storage-blob	12.27.0	12.28.0
@azure/storage-queue	12.26.0	12.27.0
chromadb	2.4.6	3.0.10
@clickhouse/client	1.11.2	1.12.0
@types/pg	8.15.4	8.15.5
@elastic/elasticsearch	9.0.3	9.1.0
@google-cloud/bigquery	8.1.0	8.1.1
@google-cloud/datastore	9.2.1	10.0.1
@google-cloud/spanner	8.0.0	8.1.0
mqtt	5.13.3	5.14.0
@aws-sdk/client-s3	3.848.0	3.859.0
mariadb	3.4.4	3.4.5
superagent	10.2.2	10.2.3
mongoose	8.16.4	8.17.0
mysql2	3.14.2	3.14.3
redis	5.6.0	5.7.0

Updates @eslint/js from 9.31.0 to 9.32.0

Release notes

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v9.32.0

Features

• 1245000 feat: support explicit resource management in core rules (#19828) (fnx)
• 0e957a7 feat: support typescript types in accessor rules (#19882) (fnx)

Bug Fixes

• 960fd40 fix: Upgrade @​eslint/js (#19971) (Nicholas C. Zakas)
• bbf23fa fix: Refactor reporting into FileReport (#19877) (Nicholas C. Zakas)
• d498887 fix: bump @​eslint/plugin-kit to 0.3.4 to resolve vulnerability (#19965) (Milos Djermanovic)
• f46fc6c fix: report only global references in no-implied-eval (#19932) (Nitin Kumar)
• 7863d26 fix: remove outdated types in ParserOptions.ecmaFeatures (#19944) (ntnyq)
• 3173305 fix: update execScript message in no-implied-eval rule (#19937) (TKDev7)

Documentation

• 86e7426 docs: Update README (GitHub Actions Bot)

Chores

• 50de1ce chore: package.json update for @​eslint/js release (Jenkins)
• 74f01a3 ci: unpin jiti to version ^2.5.1 (#19970) (루밀LuMir)
• 2ab1381 ci: pin jiti to version 2.4.2 (#19964) (Francesco Trotta)
• b7f7545 test: switch to flat config mode in SourceCode tests (#19953) (Milos Djermanovic)
• f5a35e3 test: switch to flat config mode in eslint-fuzzer (#19960) (Milos Djermanovic)
• e22af8c refactor: use CustomRuleDefinitionType in JSRuleDefinition (#19949) (Francesco Trotta)
• e855717 chore: switch performance tests to hyperfine (#19919) (Francesco Trotta)
• 2f73a23 test: switch to flat config mode in ast-utils tests (#19948) (Milos Djermanovic)
• c565a53 chore: exclude further_reading_links.json from Prettier formatting (#19943) (Milos Djermanovic)

Changelog

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v9.32.0 - July 25, 2025

• 960fd40 fix: Upgrade @​eslint/js (#19971) (Nicholas C. Zakas)
• 50de1ce chore: package.json update for @​eslint/js release (Jenkins)
• bbf23fa fix: Refactor reporting into FileReport (#19877) (Nicholas C. Zakas)
• 74f01a3 ci: unpin jiti to version ^2.5.1 (#19970) (루밀LuMir)
• d498887 fix: bump @​eslint/plugin-kit to 0.3.4 to resolve vulnerability (#19965) (Milos Djermanovic)
• 2ab1381 ci: pin jiti to version 2.4.2 (#19964) (Francesco Trotta)
• b7f7545 test: switch to flat config mode in SourceCode tests (#19953) (Milos Djermanovic)
• f5a35e3 test: switch to flat config mode in eslint-fuzzer (#19960) (Milos Djermanovic)
• f46fc6c fix: report only global references in no-implied-eval (#19932) (Nitin Kumar)
• 86e7426 docs: Update README (GitHub Actions Bot)
• e22af8c refactor: use CustomRuleDefinitionType in JSRuleDefinition (#19949) (Francesco Trotta)
• 1245000 feat: support explicit resource management in core rules (#19828) (fnx)
• e855717 chore: switch performance tests to hyperfine (#19919) (Francesco Trotta)
• 0e957a7 feat: support typescript types in accessor rules (#19882) (fnx)
• 2f73a23 test: switch to flat config mode in ast-utils tests (#19948) (Milos Djermanovic)
• 7863d26 fix: remove outdated types in ParserOptions.ecmaFeatures (#19944) (ntnyq)
• c565a53 chore: exclude further_reading_links.json from Prettier formatting (#19943) (Milos Djermanovic)
• 3173305 fix: update execScript message in no-implied-eval rule (#19937) (TKDev7)

Commits

• 50de1ce chore: package.json update for @​eslint/js release
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Updates @eslint/json from 0.13.0 to 0.13.1

Release notes

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json: v0.13.1

0.13.1 (2025-07-22)

Bug Fixes

• bump plugin-kit to latest to resolve security vulnerabilities (#125) (5de1544)

Changelog

Sourced from @​eslint/json's changelog.

0.13.1 (2025-07-22)

Bug Fixes

• bump plugin-kit to latest to resolve security vulnerabilities (#125) (5de1544)

Commits

• 2d9722a chore: release 0.13.1 🚀 (#126)
• 5de1544 fix: bump plugin-kit to latest to resolve security vulnerabilities (#125)
• 9b9acc3 refactor: add missing type annotations to variables (#123)
• f21f7f0 docs: Update README sponsors
• a043b21 refactor: use CustomRuleDefinitionType in JSONRuleDefinition (#121)
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Updates eslint from 9.31.0 to 9.32.0

Release notes

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v9.32.0

Features

• 1245000 feat: support explicit resource management in core rules (#19828) (fnx)
• 0e957a7 feat: support typescript types in accessor rules (#19882) (fnx)

Bug Fixes

• 960fd40 fix: Upgrade @​eslint/js (#19971) (Nicholas C. Zakas)
• bbf23fa fix: Refactor reporting into FileReport (#19877) (Nicholas C. Zakas)
• d498887 fix: bump @​eslint/plugin-kit to 0.3.4 to resolve vulnerability (#19965) (Milos Djermanovic)
• f46fc6c fix: report only global references in no-implied-eval (#19932) (Nitin Kumar)
• 7863d26 fix: remove outdated types in ParserOptions.ecmaFeatures (#19944) (ntnyq)
• 3173305 fix: update execScript message in no-implied-eval rule (#19937) (TKDev7)

Documentation

• 86e7426 docs: Update README (GitHub Actions Bot)

Chores

• 50de1ce chore: package.json update for @​eslint/js release (Jenkins)
• 74f01a3 ci: unpin jiti to version ^2.5.1 (#19970) (루밀LuMir)
• 2ab1381 ci: pin jiti to version 2.4.2 (#19964) (Francesco Trotta)
• b7f7545 test: switch to flat config mode in SourceCode tests (#19953) (Milos Djermanovic)
• f5a35e3 test: switch to flat config mode in eslint-fuzzer (#19960) (Milos Djermanovic)
• e22af8c refactor: use CustomRuleDefinitionType in JSRuleDefinition (#19949) (Francesco Trotta)
• e855717 chore: switch performance tests to hyperfine (#19919) (Francesco Trotta)
• 2f73a23 test: switch to flat config mode in ast-utils tests (#19948) (Milos Djermanovic)
• c565a53 chore: exclude further_reading_links.json from Prettier formatting (#19943) (Milos Djermanovic)

Changelog

Sourced from eslint's changelog.

v9.32.0 - July 25, 2025

• 960fd40 fix: Upgrade @​eslint/js (#19971) (Nicholas C. Zakas)
• 50de1ce chore: package.json update for @​eslint/js release (Jenkins)
• bbf23fa fix: Refactor reporting into FileReport (#19877) (Nicholas C. Zakas)
• 74f01a3 ci: unpin jiti to version ^2.5.1 (#19970) (루밀LuMir)
• d498887 fix: bump @​eslint/plugin-kit to 0.3.4 to resolve vulnerability (#19965) (Milos Djermanovic)
• 2ab1381 ci: pin jiti to version 2.4.2 (#19964) (Francesco Trotta)
• b7f7545 test: switch to flat config mode in SourceCode tests (#19953) (Milos Djermanovic)
• f5a35e3 test: switch to flat config mode in eslint-fuzzer (#19960) (Milos Djermanovic)
• f46fc6c fix: report only global references in no-implied-eval (#19932) (Nitin Kumar)
• 86e7426 docs: Update README (GitHub Actions Bot)
• e22af8c refactor: use CustomRuleDefinitionType in JSRuleDefinition (#19949) (Francesco Trotta)
• 1245000 feat: support explicit resource management in core rules (#19828) (fnx)
• e855717 chore: switch performance tests to hyperfine (#19919) (Francesco Trotta)
• 0e957a7 feat: support typescript types in accessor rules (#19882) (fnx)
• 2f73a23 test: switch to flat config mode in ast-utils tests (#19948) (Milos Djermanovic)
• 7863d26 fix: remove outdated types in ParserOptions.ecmaFeatures (#19944) (ntnyq)
• c565a53 chore: exclude further_reading_links.json from Prettier formatting (#19943) (Milos Djermanovic)
• 3173305 fix: update execScript message in no-implied-eval rule (#19937) (TKDev7)

Commits

• 2364031 9.32.0
• a0e62e2 Build: changelog update for 9.32.0
• 960fd40 fix: Upgrade @​eslint/js (#19971)
• 50de1ce chore: package.json update for @​eslint/js release
• bbf23fa fix: Refactor reporting into FileReport (#19877)
• 74f01a3 ci: unpin jiti to version ^2.5.1 (#19970)
• d498887 fix: bump @​eslint/plugin-kit to 0.3.4 to resolve vulnerability (#19965)
• 2ab1381 ci: pin jiti to version 2.4.2 (#19964)
• b7f7545 test: switch to flat config mode in SourceCode tests (#19953)
• f5a35e3 test: switch to flat config mode in eslint-fuzzer (#19960)
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Updates lint-staged from 16.1.2 to 16.1.4

Release notes

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v16.1.4

Patch Changes

• #1604 90b37b0 Thanks @​iiroj! - Add another types field to package.json to make even more sure NPM detects that lint-staged includes built-in TypeScript type definitions.

v16.1.3

Patch Changes

• #1602 7ea700b Thanks @​dword-design! - Add the types field to package.json to make sure NPM detects lint-staged includes built-in TypeScript type definitions.

Changelog

Sourced from lint-staged's changelog.

16.1.4

Patch Changes

• #1604 90b37b0 Thanks @​iiroj! - Add another types field to package.json to make even more sure NPM detects that lint-staged includes built-in TypeScript type definitions.

16.1.3

Patch Changes

• #1602 7ea700b Thanks @​dword-design! - Add the types field to package.json to make sure NPM detects lint-staged includes built-in TypeScript type definitions.

Commits

• 9151254 chore(changeset): release
• 90b37b0 fix: add root-level "types" field to package.json
• 795be13 chore(changeset): release
• 4463089 build(deps): update dependencies
• 7ea700b fix: allow npm to detect built-in TypeScript type definitions
• 0a0a701 test: make sure "git amend" works as expected
• bfb71eb perf: combine git ls-files calls into single process (#1587)
• f549d8a docs: replace execa link with nano-span link
• bd5b9f6 perf(config): optimize config discovery with pathspecs
• 020a246 docs: fix typo in CHANGELOG.md
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Updates npm-check-updates from 18.0.1 to 18.0.2

Commits

• d58f2d4 18.0.2
• 6ee2e5f Gracefully handle inaccessible private package (#1528)
• c481c61 Guard against invalid registry url. Closes #1522.
• a857141 CONTRIBUTING: Add Executable Stack Trace section.
• 4bdc67a queryVersions: Catch E504 Gateway Timeout.
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Updates prettier-plugin-organize-imports from 4.1.0 to 4.2.0

Release notes

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4.2.0

• fix: use getDefaultCompilerOptions from vue-tsc instead of the deprecated resolveVueCompilerOptions (858cbbe)
• feat: allow vue-tsc version 3 as peer dependency (c777cd8)
• chore: update all dev dependencies (253d1bf)

Changelog

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Version 4.2.0 switches from using vue-tsc's deprecated resolveVueCompilerOptions to the new getDefaultCompilerOptions instead, which then also allowed bumping the vue-tsc peer dependency range to include version 3.

Version 4.1.0 bumps the peer dependency range for vue-tsc to ^2.1.0 because there was a breaking change in its API. If you're using Vue support, upgrade both packages simultaneously, e.g. npm i -D prettier-plugin-organize-imports vue-tsc.

Version 4.0.0 upgrades/replaces the Volar packages used for Vue support, to use the latest vue-tsc package that's part of Volar 2. To migrate, you just have to remove @volar/vue-typescript and if you're using it, also @volar/vue-language-plugin-pug, and replace it with vue-tsc and @vue/language-plugin-pug respectively. There are no breaking changes other than this.

Version 3.2.4 implements a fix to skip when formatting ranges (i.e. if the plugin is requested to format a range, it doesn't do anything because it would lack the full file context).

Version 3.2.3 updates the readme with instructions for Prettier 3.

Version 3.2.2 fixes a performance regression introduced in 3.2.0.

Version 3.2.1 fixes the implementation of the language service host's getCurrentDirectory method to return the directory containing the tsconfig, rather than using ts.sys.getCurrentDirectory (which returns process.cwd()). This should prevent issues with resolving compiler plugins with Volar (which is used for Vue support).

Version 3.2.0 adds and fixes support for pug templates in Vue files (via @volar/vue-language-plugin-pug). Please be aware that you'll need to update your version of the @volar/vue-typescript peer dependency from 0.x to 1.x.

Version 3.1.0 adds an option to skip destructive code actions like removing unused imports.

Version 3.0.3 fixes a performance regression introduced in 3.0.2.

Version 3.0.2 fixes a regression introduced by adding some file-system related methods to the language service host (to fix a bug), which revealed that another method's implementation was incorrect.

Version 3.0.1 bumps the @volar/vue-typescript version to fix more edge cases, e. g. not removing imports when a component is used via kebab-case naming. @volar/vue-typescript is now defined as an optional peer dependency and you'll need to install version 0.39 or later. Furthermore a fix has been added that should help support more module resolution algorithms.

Version 3.0.0 switches to a different package for Vue support, which fixes some more issues, e. g. support for setup scripts. No breaking changes otherwise.

Version 2.3.4 fixes an issue with Vue v2 files.

Version 2.3.3 fixes a bug where default imports were removed erroneously.

Version 2.3.1 adds debug logs and fixes Vue.js support.

Version 2.2.0 adds a compiler options cache to improve performance.

Version 2.1.0 adds support for Vue.js (.vue files).

Version 2.0.0 adds support for the parsers babel (i. e. JavaScript) and babel-ts which are only available since Prettier v2 (and thus the peer dependency has received a major bump).

Commits

• 93df501 4.2.0
• 253d1bf chore: update all dev dependencies
• 858cbbe fix: use getDefaultCompilerOptions from vue-tsc instead of the deprecated `...
• c777cd8 feat: allow vue-tsc 3 as peer dependency
• e79ed64 chore(ci): remove check-types step (part of test now)
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Updates typescript from 5.8.3 to 5.9.2

Release notes

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TypeScript 5.9

For release notes, check out the release announcement

• fixed issues query for Typescript 5.9.0 (Beta).
• fixed issues query for Typescript 5.9.1 (RC).
• No specific changes for TypeScript 5.9.2 (Stable)

Downloads are available on:

• npm

TypeScript 5.9 RC

For release notes, check out the release announcement

• fixed issues query for Typescript 5.9.0 (Beta).
• fixed issues query for Typescript 5.9.1 (RC).

Downloads are available on:

• npm

TypeScript 5.9 Beta

For release notes, check out the release announcement.

• fixed issues query for Typescript 5.9.0 (Beta).

Downloads are available on:

• npm

Commits

• be86783 Give more specific errors for verbatimModuleSyntax (#62113)
• 22ef577 LEGO: Pull request from lego/hb_5378966c-b857-470a-8675-daebef4a6da1_20250714...
• d5a414c Don't use noErrorTruncation when printing types with maximumLength set (#...
• f14b5c8 Remove unused and confusing dom.iterable.d.ts file (#62037)
• 2778e84 Restore AbortSignal.abort (#62086)
• 65cb4bd LEGO: Pull request from lego/hb_5378966c-b857-470a-8675-daebef4a6da1_20250710...
• 9e20e03 Clear out checker-level stacks on pop (#62016)
• 87740bc Fix for Issue 61081 (#61221)
• 833a8d4 Fix Symbol completion priority and cursor positioning (#61945)
• 0018c9f LEGO: Pull request from lego/hb_5378966c-b857-470a-8675-daebef4a6da1_20250702...
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Updates typescript-eslint from 8.37.0 to 8.38.0

Release notes

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v8.38.0

8.38.0 (2025-07-21)

🚀 Features

• typescript-estree: forbid optional chain in TemplateTaggedLiteral (#11391)

🩹 Fixes

• disallow extra properties in rule options (#11397)
• eslint-plugin: [consistent-generic-constructors] resolve conflict with isolatedDeclarations if enabled in constructor option (#11351)
• typescript-eslint: infer tsconfigRootDir with v8 API (#11412)
• typescript-eslint: error on nested extends in tseslint.config() (#11361)
• typescript-estree: ensure the token type of the property name is Identifier (#11329)

❤️ Thank You

• Andrew Kazakov @​andreww2012
• Kirk Waiblinger @​kirkwaiblinger
• MK @​asdf93074
• tao
• Younsang Na @​nayounsang

You can read about our versioning strategy and releases on our website.

Changelog

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8.38.0 (2025-07-21)

🩹 Fixes

• typescript-eslint: error on nested extends in tseslint.config() (#11361)
• typescript-eslint: infer tsconfigRootDir with v8 API (#11412)

❤️ Thank You

• Kirk Waiblinger @​kirkwaiblinger

You can read about our versioning strategy and releases on our website.

Commits

• d11e79e chore(release): publish 8.38.0
• 6d8fae9 fix(typescript-eslint): error on nested extends in tseslint.config() (#11...
• abb7c4d fix(typescript-eslint): infer tsconfigRootDir with v8 API (#11412)
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Updates undici from 7.12.0 to 7.13.0

Release notes

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v7.13.0

What's Changed

• MockAgent.prototype.get support ignoreTrailingSlash option by @​lisez in nodejs/undici#4344
• chore: more jsdoc and minor improvements for lib/api/readable.js, by @​Uzlopak in nodejs/undici#4351
• ci: skip Node.js 20 tests on Windows by @​mcollina in nodejs/undici#4353
• Update WPT by @​github-actions[bot] in nodejs/undici#4267
• feat(ProxyAgent) improve Curl-y behavior in HTTP->HTTP Proxy connections (#4180) by @​caitp in nodejs/undici#4340
• fix: detect and prevent redirect loops with Client/Pool by @​mcollina in nodejs/undici#4361
• remove node:buffer imports by @​KhafraDev in nodejs/undici#4362
• fix: remove deprecated maxRedirections option from types by @​mcollina in nodejs/undici#4363
• Amend the GC warning in the README to clarify that consuming bodies is recommended but not required by @​mcollina in nodejs/undici#4364
• fix(inteceptor/dump): handle preemptive network errors by @​metcoder95 in nodejs/undici#4354
• feat: add SnapshotAgent for HTTP request recording and playback by @​mcollina in nodejs/undici#4270

New Contributors

• @​lisez made their first contribution in nodejs/undici#4344

Full Changelog: nodejs/undici@v7.12.0...v7.13.0

Commits

• 8bbf77c Bumped v7.13.0 (#4366)
• 22dc0d6 feat: add SnapshotAgent for HTTP request recording and playback (#4270)
• d0399c4 fix(inteceptor/dump): handle preemptive network errors (#4354)
• 57efacb Amend the GC warning in the README to clarify that consuming bodies is recomm...
• 567a589 fix: remove deprecated maxRedirections option from types (#4363)
• 177ca1b remove node:buffer imports (#4362)
• c9655f0 fix: detect and prevent redirect loops with Client/Pool (#4361)
• b7513d4 feat(ProxyAgent) improve Curl-y behavior in HTTP->HTTP Proxy connections (#41...
• a36e299 chore: update WPT (#4267)
• 66ac089 ci: exclude Node.js 20 on Windows from test matrix (#4353)
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Updates @azure/cosmos from 4.4.1 to 4.5.0

Commits

• 5426b48 [openai] Upgrade openai dep (#35245)
• adbb8ae Use tsconfig.src.build.json in all libraries (#35242)
• 6dbe935 [engsys] [devtool] tweak api-extractor and runtime diff report to always use ...
• 51cb4a5 [mgmt] dell-storage release (#34242)
• 6278948 fix(loadtesting): updated correct interface for CIInfo (#35261)
• c1b438d PPAF bug fix (#35204)
• 4f1df11 [mgmt] recoveryservicesdatareplication release (#34271)
• 1e8f93d [mgmt] storage release (#35223)
• 21c7060 [Eng] Update lock file (#35247)
• 985f88e [Identity-vscode] release update (#35243)
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Updates @azure/storage-blob from 12.27.0 to 12.28.0

Commits

• 9788e23 [Storage]Bump version for STG98 GA (#35290)
• 41dcbd6 [storage]Correct interface (#35248)
• 8f1c9d4 fix format (#35283)
• d355f14 Fix DEP0190 deprecation warning in Azure CLI credential (#34878)
• 9eba4cc support mcp and fix some bug (#35263)
• 4d08ee6 [api extractor] Use runtime-specific tsconfig (#35267)
• 53d7806 Lossen doc publishing restriction (#35281)
• 0d55336 [linting] color errors (#35265)
• 5d43949 use tsconfig.src.build.json in select libs (#35280)
• 5426b48 [openai] Upgrade openai dep (#35245)
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Updates @azure/storage-queue from 12.26.0 to 12.27.0

Commits

• 9788e23 [Storage]Bump version for STG98 GA (#35290)
• 41dcbd6 [storage]Correct interface (#35248)
• 8f1c9d4 fix format (#35283)
• d355f14 Fix DEP0190 deprecation warning in Azure CLI credential (#34878)
• 9eba4cc support mcp and fix some bug (#35263)
• 4d08ee6 [api extractor] Use runtime-specific tsconfig (#35267)
• 53d7806 Lossen doc publishing restriction (#35281)
• 0d55336 [linting] color errors (#35265)
• 5d43949 use tsconfig.src.build.json in select libs (#35280)
• 5426b48 [openai] Upgrade openai dep (#35245)
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Updates chromadb from 2.4.6 to 3.0.10

Updates @clickhouse/client from 1.11.2 to 1.12.0

Release notes

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1.12.0

Types

• Add missing allow_experimental_join_condition to ClickHouseSettings typing. (#430, [looskie])
• Fixed JSONEachRowWithProgress TypeScript flow after the breaking changes in [ClickHouse 25.1]. RowOrProgress<T> now has an additional variant: SpecialEventRow<T>. The library now additionally exports the parseError method, and newly added isRow / isException type guards. See the updated [JSONEachRowWithProgress example] (#443)
• Added missing allow_experimental_variant_type (24.1+), allow_experimental_dynamic_...

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