top-dependents v1.1.0
top-dependents
Fetches the top dependents for the given NPM module
Install
npm install --save top-dependents
API
var topDeps = require('top-dependents');
// returns an Api object
The module's api has the following promise-returning methods
topDependents(packageName, maxNumber)
topDeps.topDependents(name, n)
.then(function (list) {
// list is Array of strings - names of dependent modules
});
/*
example: topDeps.topDependents('heroin', 10)
returns ['opiate', 'qunit-inject']
*/
infoForDependents(metric, listOfNames)
Fetches given metric for a list of package names. Available metrics are "downloads" and "starred".
topDeps.infoForDependents(metric, listOfNames)
.then(function (results) {
// results { dependentA: X, dependentB: Y }
// where X, Y are metrics
});
sortedByValue(object)
Takes an object where all values are numbers and returns list of properties corresponding to the values sorted in descending order. Provided for convenience.
var what = {
a: 100,
b: 20,
c: 50
};
var sorted = topDeps.sortedByValue(what);
// sorted is ['a', 'c', 'b']
Small print
Author: Gleb Bahmutov © 2015
License: MIT - do anything with the code, but don't blame me if it does not work.
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Support: if you find any problems with this module, email / tweet / open issue on Github
MIT License
Copyright (c) 2015 Gleb Bahmutov
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
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