depcost

e.g. retrieve the time & space cost of latest 5 versions of fs-extra.

Introduction

depcost (abbr. dc) is a cli tool for you to judge whether a node module deserve your favor via knowing the time and space cost of a dependency.

Features

• With Require time, you will know if the dependency you are using now is likely to slow down your node application.
• With Install size of a dependency, you will know if the dependency is too cumbersome and wastes your disk.
• Quickly specify the latest released versions.

Install

npm install depcost -g

Usage

Using depcost or its shortcut dc:

Usage:
  $ depcost [...pkgs]
 
For more info, run any command with the `--help` flag:
  $ depcost --help
 
Options:
  -t, --track                             Whether to keep temp directory.
  -r, --latest-versions <latestVersions>  Specify the count of latest versions.
  -s, --versions <versions>               Select specific versions.
  -l, --log-level <logLevel>              log level of npmlog under the hood.
  -n, --npm-client <npmClient>            set npm client, defaults to npm.
  -d, --debug                             Shortcut to set log level to "debug".
  -h, --help                              Display this message
  -v, --version                           Display version number

Examples:

depcost [package]
depcost [package] --log-level=info
depcost [package] --debug
depcost [package@version]
depcost [package1] [package2] [package3]
depcost [package] --latest-versions=3
depcost [package] --versions=1.0.0,2.0.0

Global Config

You can set global options at ~/.depcostrc with ini syntax.

e.g., set npmClient to tnpm globally:

echo 'npmClient=tnpm' > ~/.depcostrc

Contributing

1. Fork it!
2. Create your feature branch: git checkout -b my-new-feature
3. Commit your changes: git commit -am 'Add some feature'
4. Push to the branch: git push origin my-new-feature
5. Submit a pull request :D

Author

depcost © ULIVZ under Richlab Team, Released under the MIT License.