fix: add a feature which allows us to bust the cache when breaking ch…

…anges are introduced (#394)

* fix: add a feature which allows us to bust the cache when breaking changes are introduced

* fix: use package.version for CACHE_VERSION based on @timoxley's review

* fix: ignore line that will never load, because why not

index.js

@@ -24,9 +24,14 @@ var ProcessInfo
 try {
   ProcessInfo = require('./lib/process.covered.js')
 } catch (e) {
+  /* istanbul ignore next */
   ProcessInfo = require('./lib/process.js')
 }
 
+// bust cache whenever nyc is upgraded, this prevents
+// crashers caused by instrumentation updates.
+var CACHE_VERSION = require('./package.json').version
+
 /* istanbul ignore next */
 if (/index\.covered\.js$/.test(__filename)) {
   require('./lib/self-coverage-helper')
@@ -83,13 +88,14 @@ function NYC (config) {
 
 NYC.prototype._createTransform = function (ext) {
   var _this = this
+
   return cachingTransform({
     salt: JSON.stringify({
       istanbul: require('istanbul-lib-coverage/package.json').version,
       nyc: require('./package.json').version
     }),
     hash: function (code, metadata, salt) {
-      var hash = md5hex([code, metadata.filename, salt])
+      var hash = md5hex([code, metadata.filename, salt]) + '_' + CACHE_VERSION
       _this.hashCache[metadata.filename] = hash
       return hash
     },