Update NPM packages

An interactive CLI tool to update outdated packages in your project. The tool supports multiple package managers: npm, yarn, and pnpm.

Features

• Detect outdated packages.
• Choose between npm, yarn, or pnpm as your package manager.
• Interactively select specific packages to update or update all at once.
• Provides clear feedback on the update process.

Installation

Install the package:

npm install -g update-npm-pkg

You can now use the update-pkg command in your terminal.

Usage

Run the CLI tool in your project directory:

update-pkg

Step

1. Select your preferred package manager (npm, yarn, or pnpm).
2. View a list of outdated packages.
3. Choose:
   • Update all packages.
   • Select specific packages to update.

Example

1. Start CLI

update-pkg

2. Select package manager

? Which package manager do you want to use? (Use arrow keys)
> npm
  yarn
  pnpm

3. View outdated packages

Outdated Packages:
┌──────────────┬─────────┬─────────┬─────────┐
│ Name         │ Current │ Wanted  │ Latest  │
├──────────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┤
│ lodash       │ 4.17.21 │ 4.18.0  │ 4.18.0  │
│ @types/node  │ 16.11.7 │ 16.18.3 │ 17.0.0  │
└──────────────┴─────────┴─────────┴─────────┘

4. Select packages to update

? Select packages to update:
◯ lodash
◯ @types/node

[!TIP] Behind the scenes, the tool runs the following command for each selected package:

npm install [email protected]
npm install @types/[email protected]

5. Or update all or specific packages:

✔ Do you want to update all packages instead (no by default)? No

[!TIP] The tool will simply run the following command to update all packages:

npm update

Supported Commands

• Update All: Update all outdated packages.
• Update Specific: Select specific packages to update.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

Easter Egg

For advanced users, you can run the tools via the following commands:

update-npm-pkg

or

unp