builtins

What is builtins?

The 'builtins' npm package provides a list of Node.js built-in modules. It is useful for tools and libraries that need to know which modules are built into Node.js.

What are builtins's main functionalities?

List all built-in modules

This feature allows you to retrieve a list of all built-in modules in Node.js. The code sample demonstrates how to use the 'builtins' package to log the list of built-in modules to the console.

const builtins = require('builtins');
console.log(builtins());

List built-in modules for a specific Node.js version

This feature allows you to retrieve a list of built-in modules for a specific version of Node.js. The code sample demonstrates how to use the 'builtins' package to log the list of built-in modules for Node.js version 10.0.0 to the console.

const builtins = require('builtins');
console.log(builtins('10.0.0'));

Other packages similar to builtins

node-builtins

The 'node-builtins' package provides a list of Node.js built-in modules similar to 'builtins'. It is also used to identify built-in modules in Node.js, but it may have different methods or additional features.

builtin-modules

The 'builtin-modules' package offers a list of Node.js built-in modules. It is similar to 'builtins' but may have a different API or additional functionalities. It is often used in bundlers and other tools that need to handle Node.js built-ins.

README

builtins

List of node.js builtin modules.

Usage

const builtins = require('builtins')

Get list of core modules for current Node.js version:

assert(builtins().includes('http'))

Get list of core modules for specific Node.js version:

assert(builtins({ version: '6.0.0' }).includes('http'))

Get list of core modules present in one or mode Node.js versions:

assert(builtins({ version: '*' }).includes('worker_threads'))

Add experimental modules to the list:

assert(builtins({ experimental: true }).includes('wasi'))

License

MIT