Global-pocket

This is an npm package that provides utility functions for fetching and managing country data from the REST Countries API. The package supports fetching all countries, fetching a country by its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code, and fetching a country by its name. It is designed to be secure, efficient, and professional.

Features

• Fetch all countries with caching to reduce redundant API calls.
• Fetch a specific country by its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.
• Fetch a specific country by its name.
• Structured error logging for debugging.
• Validates and normalizes API responses to handle inconsistencies.
• Utilizes environment variables for better configuration and security.

Installation

npm install global-pocket

Function Reference

Get all countries

  const countries = await getAllCountries();

Get Country

   const countryByCode = await getCountryByCode("IN");

| Parameter | Type | Description | | :-------- | :------- | :------------------------------------- | | code | string | Required. code of country to fetch |

Get Country

   const countryByName = await getCountryByName("INDIA");

| Parameter | Type | Description | | :-------- | :------- | :------------------------------------- | | name | string | Required. name of country to fetch |

Authors

• @victoryjs