pkgs

Fetch npm registry metadata for a list of npm package names

Installation

Download node at nodejs.org and install it, if you haven't already.

npm install pkgs --save

Usage

var pkgs = require("pkgs")
 
// Pass in an array of package names
pkgs(["ghwd", "domready", "lodash.pluck"], function(err, packages){
  console.log(err, packages)
})
 
// Pick some desired properties
var names = ["ghwd", "domready", "lodash.pluck"]
var options = {
  pick: ["name", "description", "repository"]
}
pkgs(names, options, function(err, packages){
  console.log(err, packages)
})
 
// Alternatively, omit some undesireable properties
var names = ["ghwd", "domready", "lodash.pluck"]
var options = {
  omit: ["versions", "readme"]
}
pkgs(names, options, function(err, packages){
  console.log(err, packages)
})

Tests

npm install
npm test

Dependencies

• async: Higher-order functions and common patterns for asynchronous code
• lodash: A utility library delivering consistency, customization, performance, & extras.
• npm-stats: Convenience module for getting back data from an NPM registry

Dev Dependencies

• mocha: simple, flexible, fun test framework

License

ISC

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