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PackageSpy is a Node.js package that allows you to track and monitor npm package download statistics. You can fetch the total number of downloads for a specific package and retrieve download statistics for all packages published by a particular author.
PackageSpy is a Node.js package that allows you to track and monitor npm package download statistics. You can fetch the total number of downloads for a specific package and retrieve download statistics for all packages published by a particular author.
Installation
You can install PackageSpy via npm:
npm install packagespy
Usage
const { getTotalDownloads } = require('packagespy');
const packageName = 'your-package-name';
getTotalDownloads(packageName)
.then(totalDownloads => console.log(Total downloads for ${packageName}: ${totalDownloads}))
.catch(error => console.error(error));
Get Download Statistics for Packages by an Author
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const { getDownloadStatsForPackages } = require('packagespy');
const authorName = 'author-name';
getDownloadStatsForPackages(authorName)
.then(downloadStats => console.log(Download stats for packages by ${authorName}:, downloadStats))
.catch(error => console.error(error));
Replace 'your-package-name' with the name of the package you want to fetch statistics for, and 'author-name' with the name of the author whose packages you want to retrieve statistics for.
Features
Total Downloads: Fetch the total number of downloads for a specific npm package. Download Statistics by Author: Retrieve download statistics for all packages published by a specific author.
FAQs
A Node.js package to track and monitor npm package download statistics.
We found that packagespy 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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