npm-api
Node.js library for getting info from NPM’s API
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Install
Install with npm:
$ npm install --save npm-api
Usage
var NpmApi = require('npm-api');
API
NpmApi
NpmApi constructor. Create an instance to work with maintainer and repository information.
Example
let npm = new NpmApi();
.view
Create a new instance of View
or get an existing instance to work with npm couchdb views.
Params
-
name
{String}: Name of the couchdb view to work with. -
returns
{Object}View
: instance
Example
var view = npm.view('byUser');
.list
Create a new instance of List
or get an existing instance to work with npm couchdb list.
Params
-
name
{String}: Name of the couchdb list to work with. -
view
{String|Object}: Name or instance of aview
to work with. -
returns
{Object}List
: instance
Example
var list = npm.list('sortCount', 'byUser');
.repo
Create an instance of a repo
to work with.
Params
-
name
{String}: Name of the repo as it's published to npm. -
returns
{Object}: Instance of aRepo
model to work with.
Example
var repo = npm.repo('micromatch');
.maintainer
Create an instance of a maintainer
to work with.
Params
-
name
{String}: Npm username of the maintainer. -
returns
{Object}: Instance of aMaintainer
model to work with.
Example
var maintainer = npm.maintainer('doowb');
Models
BaseModel
Base model to include common plugins.
Params
-
store
{Object}: Cache store instance to use.
Maintainer
Maintainer constructor. Create an instance of an npm maintainer by maintainer name.
Params
-
name
{String}: Name of the npm maintainer to get information about.
Example
const maintainer = new Maintainer('doowb');
.repos
Get the repositories owned by this maintainer.
-
returns
{Promise}: Returns array of repository names when promise resolves.
Example
maintainer.repos()
.then(function(repos) {
console.log(repos);
}, function(err) {
console.error(err);
});
Repo
Repo constructor. Create an instance of an npm repo by repo name.
Params
-
name
{String}: Name of the npm repo to get information about.
Example
const repo = new Repo('micromatch');
.package
Get the repo's published package.json.
-
returns
{Promise}: Returns the package.json object when promise resolves.
Example
repo.package()
.then(function(pkg) {
console.log(pkg);
}, function(err) {
console.error(err);
});
.version
Get the repo's published package.json value for the specified version.
Params
-
version
{String}: Specific version to retrieve. -
returns
{Promise}: Returns the package.json object for the specified version when promise resolves.
Example
repo.version('0.2.0')
.then(function(pkg) {
console.log(pkg);
}, function(err) {
console.error(err);
});
.dependencies
Get the repo's dependencies for the specified version.
Params
-
version
{String}: Specific version to retrieve. Defaults tolatest
. -
returns
{Promise}: Returns the dependencies object for the specified version when promise resolves.
Example
repo.dependencies()
.then(function(dependencies) {
console.log(dependencies);
}, function(err) {
console.error(err);
});
.devDependencies
Get the repo's devDependencies for the specified version.
Params
-
version
{String}: Specific version to retrieve. Defaults tolatest
. -
returns
{Promise}: Returns the devDependencies object for the specified version when promise resolves.
Example
repo.devDependencies()
.then(function(devDependencies) {
console.log(devDependencies);
}, function(err) {
console.error(err);
});
.prop
Get the specified property from the repo's package.json for the specified version.
Params
-
prop
{String}: Name of the property to get. -
version
{String}: Specific version to retrieve. Defaults tolatest
. -
returns
{Promise}: Returns the property for the specified version when promise resolves.
Example
repo.prop('author')
.then(function(author) {
console.log(author);
}, function(err) {
console.error(err);
});
Registry queries
View
View constructor. Create an instance of a view associated with a couchdb view in the npm registry.
Params
-
name
{String}: Name of couchdb view to use. -
returns
{Object}: instance ofView
Example
const view = new View('dependedUpon');
.query
Query the couchdb view with the provided parameters.
Params
-
params
{Object}: URL query parameters to pass along to the couchdb view. -
returns
{Promise}: Results of the query when promise is resolved.
Example
let results = await view.query({
group_level: 2,
startkey: JSON.stringify(['micromatch']),
endkey: JSON.stringify(['micromatch', {}])
});
.stream
Query the couchdb view with the provided parameters and return a stream of results.
Params
-
params
{Object}: URL query parameters to pass along to the couchdb view. -
returns
{Stream}: Streaming results of the query.
Example
view.stream({
group_level: 2,
startkey: JSON.stringify(['micromatch']),
endkey: JSON.stringify(['micromatch', {}])
})
.on('data', (data) => {
console.log(data);
});
.url
Build a formatted url with the provided parameters.
Params
-
query
{Object}: URL query parameters. -
returns
{String}: formatted url string
List
List constructor. Create an instance of a list associated with a couchdb list in the npm registry.
Params
-
name
{String}: Name of couchdb list to use. -
view
{Object}: Instance of a View to use with the list. -
returns
{Object}: instance ofList
Example
let list = new List('dependedUpon', view);
.query
Query the couchdb list with the provided parameters.
Params
-
params
{Object}: URL query parameters to pass along to the couchdb list. -
returns
{Promise}: Results of the query when promise is resolved.
Example
let results = await list.query({ key: JSON.stringify(['micromatch']) })
.url
Build a formatted url with the provided parameters.
Params
-
query
{Object}: URL query parameters. -
returns
{String}: formatted url string
About
Contributing
Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, please create an issue.
Please read the contributing guide for advice on opening issues, pull requests, and coding standards.
Running Tests
Running and reviewing unit tests is a great way to get familiarized with a library and its API. You can install dependencies and run tests with the following command:
$ npm install && npm test
Building docs
(This project's readme.md is generated by verb, please don't edit the readme directly. Any changes to the readme must be made in the .verb.md readme template.)
To generate the readme, run the following command:
$ npm install -g verbose/verb#dev verb-generate-readme && verb
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Contributors
Commits | Contributor |
---|---|
115 | doowb |
1 | 0xflotus |
1 | Hypnosphi |
1 | NachmanBerkowitz |
Author
Brian Woodward
License
Copyright © 2021, Brian Woodward. Released under the MIT License.
This file was generated by verb-generate-readme, v0.8.0, on January 20, 2021.