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Kill Switch Hidden in npm Packages Typosquatting Chalk and Chokidar
Socket researchers found several malicious npm packages typosquatting Chalk and Chokidar, targeting Node.js developers with kill switches and data theft.
@alexjeffburke/npm-dependants
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Get dependants of a module on npm.
This is a fork of
npm-dependants
that exposes a standard iterator.
const dependants = require('@alexjeffburke/npm-dependants')
for (const dependant of await dependants('express')) {
console.log(dependant)
// webpack-dev-server
// webpack-bundle-analyzer
// ...
}
$ npm install @alexjeffburke/npm-dependants
Since there is no reliable api for querying dependant packages currently, this module scrapes npmjs.com - at the risk of npm changing their DOM. If you notice anything breaking, please open an issue 🙇♂️.
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Get dependants of a module on npm
The npm package @alexjeffburke/npm-dependants receives a total of 1 weekly downloads. As such, @alexjeffburke/npm-dependants popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that @alexjeffburke/npm-dependants demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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