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npm-get-version
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Utility to get the version of an npm package going back N versions from a specified tag.
Small utility to get the version of an npm package going back N
versions from a specified tag. Can be used via command line or api. Will invoke npm info
to get package information. Assumes npm executable is available (should be on the PATH).
Command line syntax for specifying desired package and version:
npm-get-version <package_name>@<tag>~<N>
Where N specifies the number of versions back. Pre-release versions are ignored when invoked from command line. Will return:
<package_name>@<version>
Example:
npm-get-version babel@latest~3
babel@6.5.0
Usage via api example:
const {convertNpmVersion} = require('npm-get-version');
console.log(convertNpmVersion('babel@latest~3')); // babel@6.5.0
Install locally:
npm install npm-get-version
Or install globally:
npm install -g npm-get-version
Note: Node 6.10 or higher runtime required.
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Utility to get the version of an npm package going back N versions from a specified tag.
We found that npm-get-version 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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