package-meta-d

Get metadata of a package from the npm registry

Install

$ npm install package-meta-d

Usage

const packageJson = require('package-meta-d');

(async () => {
	console.log(await packageJson('angular'));
	//=> {name: 'ava', ...}

	// Also works with scoped packages
	console.log(await packageJson('@angular/cli'));
})();

API

packageJson(name, [options])

name

Type: string

Name of the package.

options

Type: Object

version

Type: string
Default: latest

Package version such as 1.0.0 or a dist tag such as latest.

The version can also be in any format supported by the semver module. For example:

• 1 - Get the latest 1.x.x
• 1.2 - Get the latest 1.2.x
• ^1.2.3 - Get the latest 1.x.x but at least 1.2.3
• ~1.2.3 - Get the latest 1.2.x but at least 1.2.3

fullMetadata

Type: boolean
Default: false

By default, only an abbreviated metadata object is returned for performance reasons. Read more.

allVersions

Type: boolean
Default: false

Return the main entry containing all versions.

packageJson.packageNotFound

The error thrown when the given package name cannot be found.

packageJson.packageVersionNotFound

The error thrown when the given package version cannot be found.

Authentication

Both public and private registries are supported, for both scoped and unscoped packages, as long as the registry uses either bearer tokens or basic authentication.