url

What is url?

The 'url' npm package provides utilities for URL resolution and parsing meant to have the same API as provided by the standard library of Node.js. It allows for the parsing of URLs, resolving URLs to absolute paths, and formatting URLs from constituent parts.

What are url's main functionalities?

URL Parsing

Parse a URL string and provide access to its different parts, such as protocol, hostname, path, query, and hash.

const url = require('url');
const myURL = new URL('https://example.com/path?name=value#hash');
console.log(myURL.hostname); // 'example.com'

URL Resolution

Resolve a target URL relative to a base URL, effectively providing the absolute path of the target.

const url = require('url');
const resolvedUrl = url.resolve('https://example.com/', '/path');
console.log(resolvedUrl); // 'https://example.com/path'

URL Formatting

Format a URL object into a URL string.

const url = require('url');
const myURL = new URL('https://example.com/path?name=value#hash');
const formattedUrl = url.format(myURL);
console.log(formattedUrl); // 'https://example.com/path?name=value#hash'

Other packages similar to url

whatwg-url

Implements the WHATWG URL Standard for parsing and serializing URLs. It provides more modern API and better alignment with web standards compared to the 'url' package.

urijs

A library for working with URLs. It offers a fluent API for URL manipulation, making it more user-friendly for complex URL operations compared to the 'url' package.

parse-url

A simple package for parsing URLs with a focus on retrieving individual URL components. It's more lightweight but less feature-rich compared to the 'url' package.

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