simple-update-notifier

v2.0.0

Simple update notifier to check for npm updates for cli applications For more information about how to use this package see README

Latest version published 1 year ago

License: MIT

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maintenance
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community
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Version				Vulnerabilities	License Risk
2.0.0	\|	06/2023	Popular	0 C 0 H 0 M 0 L	0 H 0 M 0 L
1.1.0	\|	11/2022		0 C 0 H 0 M 0 L	0 H 0 M 0 L
1.0.8	\|	11/2022		0 C 0 H 0 M 0 L	0 H 0 M 0 L

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Popularity

Influential project

Weekly Downloads (4,783,946)

GitHub Stars: 16
Forks: 9
Contributors: 7

Direct Usage Popularity

The npm package simple-update-notifier receives a total of 4,783,946 downloads a week. As such, we scored simple-update-notifier popularity level to be Influential project.

Based on project statistics from the GitHub repository for the npm package simple-update-notifier, we found that it has been starred 16 times.

Downloads are calculated as moving averages for a period of the last 12 months, excluding weekends and known missing data points.

Community

Sustainable

Readme.md: Yes
Contributing.md: Yes
Code of Conduct: Yes
Contributors: 7
Funding: No

This project has seen only 10 or less contributors.

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Maintenance

Inactive

Commit Frequency

Open Issues: 3
Open PR: 0
Last Release: 1 year ago
Last Commit: 8 months ago

Further analysis of the maintenance status of simple-update-notifier based on released npm versions cadence, the repository activity, and other data points determined that its maintenance is Inactive.

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In the past month we didn't find any pull request activity or change in issues status has been detected for the GitHub repository.

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Package

Node.js Compatibility: >=10

Age: 2 years
Dependencies: 1 Direct
Versions: 12
Install Size: 25.8 kB
Dist-tags: 1
# of Files: 16
Maintainers: 1
TS Typings: No

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Readme

simple-update-notifier

Simple update notifier to check for npm updates for cli applications.

Demo in terminal showing an update is required

Checks for updates for an npm module and outputs to the command line if there is one available. The result is cached for the specified time so it doesn't check every time the app runs.

Install

npm install simple-update-notifier
OR
yarn add simple-update-notifier

Usage

import updateNotifier from 'simple-update-notifier';
import packageJson from './package.json' assert { type: 'json' };

updateNotifier({ pkg: packageJson });

Options

pkg

Type: object

name

Required
Type: string

version

Required
Type: string

updateCheckInterval

Type: number
Default: 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 (1 day)

How often to check for updates.

shouldNotifyInNpmScript

Type: boolean
Default: false

Allows notification to be shown when running as an npm script.

distTag

Type: string
Default: 'latest'

Which dist-tag to use to find the latest version.

alwaysRun

Type: boolean
Default: false

When set, updateCheckInterval will not be respected and a check for an update will always be performed.

debug

Type: boolean
Default: false

When set, logs explaining the decision will be output to stderr whenever the module opts to not print an update notification

simple-update-notifier dependencies

semver

simple-update-notifier development dependencies

@babel/preset-env @babel/preset-typescript @release-it/conventional-changelog @types/jest @types/node @typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin @typescript-eslint/parser eslint eslint-config-prettier eslint-plugin-prettier jest prettier release-it rollup rollup-plugin-ts typescript

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What is simple-update-notifier?

Simple update notifier to check for npm updates for cli applications. Visit Snyk Advisor to see a full health score report for simple-update-notifier, including popularity, security, maintenance & community analysis.

Is simple-update-notifier popular?

The npm package simple-update-notifier receives a total of 4,783,946 weekly downloads. As such, simple-update-notifier popularity was classified as an influential project. Visit the popularity section on Snyk Advisor to see the full health analysis.

Is simple-update-notifier well maintained?

We found indications that simple-update-notifier is an Inactive project. See the full package health analysis to learn more about the package maintenance status.

Is simple-update-notifier safe to use?

The npm package simple-update-notifier was scanned for known vulnerabilities and missing license, and no issues were found. Thus the package was deemed as safe to use. See the full health analysis review.

Last updated on 21 December-2024, at 01:03 (UTC).

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Readme

simple-update-notifier

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Options

pkg

name

version

updateCheckInterval

shouldNotifyInNpmScript

distTag

alwaysRun

debug

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