Update jQuery Color library

[desrosj]

​Version 3.0.0 is now available.

The full list of changes since the last update in Core can be found on GitHub: ​https://github.com/jquery/jquery-color/compare/3.0.0...2.2.0.

This update notably makes changes to the library's browser and jQuery support policies and should be tested/examined closely.

• Drop support browsers other than the latest Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge
• Drop support for jQuery <1.12 & <2.2

[desrosj]

Dove into the history of jQuery versions. Core last shipped 1.12.x in 5.5, entirely skipping 2.x and going right to 3.3.1 for WP 5.6 in [49101] (see #50564). Since it's been over 4 years since a version of jQuery relevant to this change has shipped in Core, this update should not be a problem from that perspective.

For the change in browser support policy, Core's current policy as documented in the handbook is:

Last 1 Android versions.
Last 1 ChromeAndroid versions.
Last 2 Chrome versions.
Last 2 Firefox versions.
Last 2 Safari versions.
Last 2 iOS versions.
Last 2 Edge versions.
Last 2 Opera versions.
Browsers with > 1% usage based on can I use browser usage table

The jQuery Color README file says: "Other browsers may also work correctly with this plugin but support is not guaranteed." This seems reasonably similar to Core's policy. The current-1 version should not differ enough for this to be a problem.

[vipulgupta003]

Sorry, I just noticed that I accidentally added the same patch three times. All the files are identical, so any of them can be reviewed.

[desrosj]

Thanks @vipulgupta003! Could you also open a pull request on GitHub? This will run the entire test suite and confirm that there are no unanticipated side effects of updating this.

If you're unsure how to do this, you'll ​find details on the related page within the Core handbook.

[vipulgupta003]

Hi @desrosj I have raised the PR for the same. Thanks.

[desrosj]

In 58956:

External Libraries: Update jQuery Color to version 3.0.0.

This update most notably drops support for jQuery < 1.12 and < 2.2. WordPress has not shipped with a version that matches these ranges since version 4.4 (see [36285]/#35380).

The update also changes the library’s browser support policy to only support the latest Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge. This closely matches Core’s current policy to support the last 2 versions of these browsers. The library’s README notes that other versions nay “also work correctly with this plugin but support is not guaranteed”, which is reasonably similar.

Props vipulgupta003.
Fixes #61835.

Merged in https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/58956.