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npmreserve

v1.1.11

Published

Reserve package names on NPM.

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npmreserve

$ npmreserve

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Reserve package names on NPM.

:warning: STOP, LOOK AND LISTEN :construction:

This project is discontinued and deprecated. By reserving NPM packages without publishing code, you are violating the NPM terms. For more information please refer to Acceptable Package Content

Sometimes I have ideas about new tools to build but I don't have the needed

time to implement them. To be sure that my idea is reserved I created this

tiny tool which reserves the name of the package on NPM. :bulb:

:cloud: Installation

You can install the package globally and use it as command line tool:

# Using npm
npm install --global npmreserve

# Using yarn
yarn global add npmreserve

Then, run npmreserve --help and see what the CLI tool can do.

$ npmreserve --help
Usage: npmreserve [options]

Options:
  -n, --name <name>          The NPM package name.
  -d, --desc <description>   The NPM package description.
  -o, --other-fields <json>  Other package.json fields you want to include. The
                             input will be parsed as JSON.
  -h, --help                 Displays this help.
  -v, --version              Displays version information.

Examples:
  npmreserve -n 'foo'
  npmreserve -n 'bar' -o "{\"author\": \"`whoami`\"}"

Use this with care. Do not abuse the things too much. Do not spam.

Documentation can be found at https://github.com/IonicaBizau/npmreserve

:clipboard: Example

Here is an example how to use this package as library. To install it locally, as library, you can use npm install npmreserve (or yarn add npmreserve):

// Dependencies
var NpmReserve = require("npmreserve");

console.log("Reserving...");
NpmReserve("aaaaa", function (err) {
    console.log(err || "Reserved.");
});

:question: Get Help

There are few ways to get help:

  1. Please post questions on Stack Overflow. You can open issues with questions, as long you add a link to your Stack Overflow question.
  2. For bug reports and feature requests, open issues. :bug:
  3. For direct and quick help, you can use Codementor. :rocket:

:memo: Documentation

For full API reference, see the DOCUMENTATION.md file.

:yum: How to contribute

Have an idea? Found a bug? See how to contribute.

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:scroll: License

MIT © Ionică Bizău