node-releases

What is node-releases?

The node-releases npm package provides information about Node.js releases. It includes data such as version numbers, release dates, and whether a release is LTS (Long-Term Support) or not. This can be useful for developers who need to programmatically access details about Node.js versions for compatibility checks, automation, or other purposes.

What are node-releases's main functionalities?

Get all Node.js releases

This feature allows you to retrieve an array of all Node.js releases, each containing details like the version, date, npm version, v8 version, etc.

const nodeReleases = require('node-releases');
console.log(nodeReleases);

Find a specific Node.js release

This feature enables you to find a specific Node.js release by version number, allowing you to access detailed information about that release.

const nodeReleases = require('node-releases');
const release = nodeReleases.find(release => release.version === 'v10.0.0');
console.log(release);

Filter Node.js releases by LTS status

This feature allows you to filter Node.js releases to only include those that are marked as Long-Term Support (LTS) versions.

const nodeReleases = require('node-releases');
const ltsReleases = nodeReleases.filter(release => release.lts);
console.log(ltsReleases);

Other packages similar to node-releases

node-version-data

This package provides similar functionality to node-releases by offering data about Node.js versions. It includes release dates, version numbers, and more. However, it may not be as up-to-date or comprehensive as node-releases.

nvm

While not a direct alternative, nvm (Node Version Manager) allows you to manage multiple Node.js versions. It provides a way to switch between versions and download new ones, which indirectly gives you access to Node.js release information.

README

Node.js releases data

All data is located in data directory.

data/raw contains raw data nodejs.json and iojs.json.

data/processed contains envs.js with both node.js and io.js data preprocessed to be used by browserlist and other projects. Each version in this file contains only necessary info: version, release date and optionally LTS flag.

Installation

npm install --save node-releases

Updating data

npm run build

This is a build script which fetches data from web, processes it and saves processed data to data/processed/envs.json. If you want to run this steps separately you can use commands described below.

Fetching data

npm run fetch

This npm script will download new data to data/raw directory. Also it'll download Node.js release schedule into release-schedule folder.

Processing data

npm run process

This script generates envs.json file from raw data files and saves it to data/processed directory.