Web Speed CLI

A small Node.js CLI to measure basic HTTP response time for one or more websites.

• Main script: webspeed.js (contains the ping function)
• Alternative duplicate file: webSpeed.js
• Package metadata / bin entry: package.json

Installation

Install globally via npm:

npm install -g webspeed

Clone the repo and install (or link) locally:

git clone https://github.com/MuhammadRamshad/web-speed-cli.git
cd web-speed-cli
npm install
# make the `webspeed` command available globally for testing
npm link

Or run directly with Node:

node webspeed.js example.com

When installed via npm link or published as a package, run:

webspeed example.com google.com

Usage

The CLI accepts one or more websites as arguments:

# Test multiple websites
webspeed google.com facebook.com

# Or run directly via Node
node webspeed.js https://example.com

# Or use npx without installing globally
npx webspeed google.com

Example output:

• "Testing connection to example.com"
• "Connected to example.com"
• "Response status: 200"
• "Response time: 150ms"

How it works

The CLI measures elapsed time between issuing an HTTP GET and receiving the response using the ping function in webspeed.js. It uses Node's built-in http module and a 3000ms timeout per request.

Notes

• The script currently forces http:// in requests. For HTTPS sites, either pass a hostname that supports HTTP or extend the script to support HTTPS.
• The project uses the webspeed bin defined in package.json.

License

MIT