npm-check-global-updates

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Find newer versions of global npm packages.
Supports command line and programmatic usage.
Available for macOS, Windows and Linux.

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Contents

1. Commandline Usage
2. Programmatic Usage
3. Platform Support
4. Roadmap
5. Contribute
6. Author

Commandline Usage

Installation

$ npm install --global npm-check-global-updates

Usage

$ npm-check-global-updates

Show all Options

$ npm-check-global-updates --help

Example

$ npm-check-global-updates
>> browserify@14.4.0 express@4.15.3

Programmatic Usage

Installation

$ npm install npm-check-global-updates

API

The module returns a Function which returns a Promise.

const checkGlobalUpdates = require('npm-check-global-updates')
 
checkGlobalUpdates()
.then((result) => {
    console.log(result);
})

The Promise resolves with an Array:

• Array - Package list (name@version)

Example

const checkGlobalUpdates = require('npm-check-global-updates')
 
checkGlobalUpdates()
.then((packages) => {
    console.log(packages);
    // Returns:
    // [ 'browserify@14.4.0', 'express@4.15.3' ]
})
.catch((err) => {
    console.error(err);
})

Platform Support

Tested on:

• macOS Sierra
• Windows 10 Anniversary
• Ubuntu 17.10

Roadmap

• CI-based automated Testing

Contribute

Read the contribution documentation first.

• Dev Chat: Talk about features and suggestions.
• Issues File bugs and document issues.

Author

sidneys 2017