npm-api.js

A Package For Searching Npm package And more from npms.io

Installation

Getting packages Info

Here is The Basic usage (no readme included)

const NpmApi = require('npm-api.js');

(async () => {
    const results = await NpmApi.getPackage('enquirer');

    console.log(results) // the results are too big
})();

To Include The Readme Value, use this method:

const NpmApi = require('npm-api.js');

(async () => {
    const results = await NpmApi.getPackage('enquirer', {readme: true});

    console.log(results) // the results are too big, i cant show it
})();

Searching For Packages

Here is The Basic Usage (5 packages only):

const NpmApi = require('npm-api.js');

(async () => {
    const results = await NpmApi.SearchPackage('enquirer');

    console.log(results) 
})();

Custom Fetch:

const NpmApi = require('npm-api.js');

(async () => {
    const results = await NpmApi.SearchPackage('enquirer', 10); // fetch 10 packages, Default is 5

    console.log(results) 
})();

Search Filters

Besides Normal Text, SearchPackage also supports filters.

• scope:types: Show/filter results that belong to the @types scope
• author:sindresorhus: Show/filter results in which sindresorhus is the author
• maintainer:sindresorhus: Show/filter results in which sindresorhus is qualifier as a maintainer
• keywords:gulpplugin: Show/filter results that have gulpplugin in the keywords
• not:deprecated: Exclude deprecated packages from the results
• not:unstable: Exclude packages whose version is < 1.0.0
• not:insecure: Exclude packages that are insecure or have vulnerable dependencies (as per nsp)
• is:deprecated: Show/filter is deprecated packages
• is:unstable: Show/filter packages whose version is < 1.0.0
• is:insecure: Show/filter packages that are insecure or have vulnerable dependencies (as per nsp)
• boost-exact:false: Do not boost exact matches, defaults to true
• score-effect:14: Set the effect that package scores have for the final search score, defaults to 15.3
• quality-weight:1: Set the weight that quality has for the each package score, defaults to 1.95
• popularity-weight:1: Set the weight that popularity has for the each package score, defaults to 3.3
• maintenance-weight:1: Set the weight that the quality has for the each package score, defaults to 2.05

Example of Search Filter:

const NpmApi = require('npm-api.js');

(async () => {
    const results = await NpmApi.SearchPackage('keywords:inquirer'); // getting the Package that Have the keyword "inquirer"

    console.log(results) 
})();

thanks

Special Thanks to npms.io For making The Api.