Qs: v6.16.1 Release

20 Commits in this Release

Ordered by the degree to which they evolved the repo in this version.

[Fix] `parse`: do not mutate an object input

Authored October 14, 2026

[Fix] `stringify`: `arrayFormat: 'comma'`: do not throw on elements with no callable `toString`

Authored October 14, 2026

[Fix] `utils`: `merge`: keep a `strictMerge` conflict container's index and `arrayLimit` correct

Authored September 11, 2026

[Robustness] `utils`: `merge`: apply `arrayLimit` to the two-element array built for colliding values

Authored September 11, 2026

[Robustness] `parse`: bound the nesting added by repeated `strictMerge` conflicts

Authored September 10, 2026

[Fix] `parse`: only treat `[]` as array syntax when it ends the key

Authored September 10, 2026

[Fix] `utils`: `merge`: seed an overflow container's index from its own keys, not just the source

Authored September 11, 2026

[Tests] `utils`: `decode`: add missing cases

Authored October 14, 2026

[Fix] `stringify`: `arrayFormat: 'comma'`: pass the full encoder arguments with `encodeValuesOnly`

Authored October 14, 2026

[Fix] `stringify`: ignore inherited array format names

Authored October 14, 2026

[Fix] `utils`: encode `+` as `%2B` in iso-8859-1 mode so values round-trip

Authored June 28, 2026

v6.16.1

Authored October 14, 2026

[Docs] document that `qs` and flat parsers disagree about parameter names

Authored October 14, 2026

[Docs] clarify that `throwOnLimitExceeded` limits each array, not the total number of values

Authored September 12, 2026

[Tests] `parse`: `allowDots`: cover stray close brackets before a dot

Authored October 14, 2026

[actions] set least-privilege `cache-mode`

Authored September 10, 2026

[Dev Deps] update `eslint`

Authored September 10, 2026

[Dev Deps] update `tape`

Authored October 14, 2026

[meta] fix changelog indents

Authored August 29, 2026

[Dev Deps] update `@ljharb/eslint-config`, `eslint`

Authored October 14, 2026