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npm-source-fetcher

v1.0.3

Published

10 months ago

`npm-source-fetcher` is a CLI tool that fetches the source code of any npm package by retrieving its repository and cloning it.

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npm-source-fetcher

npm-source-fetcher is a CLI tool that fetches the source code of any npm package by retrieving its repository and cloning it.

Installation

You can install the package globally using npm:

npm install -g npm-source-fetcher

Or use it directly with npx:

npx npm-source-fetcher <package-name>

Usage

To fetch the source code of an npm package, run:

npm-source-fetcher <package-name>

For example:

npm-source-fetcher react

This will clone the source code of the react package into a source-code/react directory.

How It Works

Fetches metadata of the npm package from the npm registry.
Extracts the repository URL from the package metadata.
Clones the repository into the source-code directory.

Dependencies

axios - For fetching package metadata from the npm registry.
simple-git - For cloning the repository.

License

MIT License