Description

️ 🖼Tool Name:
package

🔖 Categories:
Programming and Development, Documentation, and Software Development Toolkits

️ ✏What does this tool offer?
The `package` package, version 1.0.1, is a utility package published on npm designed to provide an easy and simple way to export data from the ` package.json`file, with the description “Easy package.json exports.” It can be installed using the command $ npm install package,and when used via var package = require('package')(module);, it provides data from the package.jsonfile, such as access to the package version through yourAwesomeModule.version = package.version;. You can also run the package’s tests using the command `$ make test`, and the page invites contributors to help fix bugs and add features. Similar modules include ` pkginfo ` by indexzero,and the same functionality can be implemented using `JSON.parse` + `fs.readFile`. The package is licensed under the MIT License, andthe copyright belongs to Veselin Todorov from 2012. The keyword ` package.json ` appears under “Keywords.” It has 41,409weekly downloads ;the current version is 1.0.1;the last update was 14 yearsago ;and contributors include rago4. The npm page also provides external tools to analyze the package’s security using Socket,check its size using Bundlephobia,view its status using Snyk,and explore its dependencies using npmgraph.js,in addition to the ability to report malware.

⭐ What does it actually offer based on user experience?

  • It provides a direct way to access data from the ` package.json ` file within Node.js modules.
  • It allows you to access package information, such as the version number, instead of having to manually read the ` package.json ` file every time.
  • It can be installed directly from npm using the command $ npm install package.
  • It includes a mechanism for testing the package using ` $ make test`.
  • It falls under the category of small, simple software packages designed to handle ` package.json` data.
  • There are alternatives or similar approaches, including pkginfo and using ` JSON.parse` + `fs.readFile`.

🤖 Does it include automation?
The package does not include standalone automation or smart agents; its primary function is to provide simplified programmatic access to `package.json ` data within Node.js applications, and developers can call it programmatically as needed.

💰 Pricing Model:
The package itself is free, open-source, and licensed under the MIT License. The npm platform offers paid plans for managing public and private packages and teams.

🆓 Free Plan Details:

FeatureDetails
Price$0
Public PackagesUnlimited Public Packages
Security AlertsAvailable, with automatic security alerts for public packages
SupportBasic support

💳 Paid plan details:

PlanPriceFeatures
Pro$7 per monthUnlimited public packages, unlimited private packages, package-basedpermissions ,basic support
Teams$7 per user per monthUnlimited public packages, unlimited private packages, team -basedpermissions ,unlimited team-based management, basic support

The feature comparison shows that " Unlimited public packages & automatic security warnings " are available in Free,Pro,and Teams, while " Unlimited private packages " are not available in the Free plan but are available in Proand Teams, and the " Unlimited team-based management " feature is available only in Teams.

🧭 How to access the tool:

How to AccessDetails
npm / Node.jsInstall the package using `$ npm install package ` and then call it programmatically within a Node.js project
npm RegistryAvailable as a public package on the npm platform
LicenseMIT License

🔗 Demo link or official website:
Package page on npm
Official npm documentation

Pricing Details

There is a Free plan priced at $0 that offers an unlimited number of public packages, while the Pro plan for individual creators costs $7 per month and offers unlimited public packages, unlimited private packages, and package-based permissions, whereas the Teams plan for teams and organizations costs $7 per user per month and offers unlimited public packages, unlimited private packages, and team-based permissions. A comparison of features shows that “Unlimited public packages” and “automatic security warnings” are available in the Free, Pro, and Teams plans; “Unlimited private packages” are not available in the Free plan but are available in the Pro and Teams plans; and “Unlimited team-based management” is not available in either the Free or Pro plans but is available in the Teams plan. All versions also include basic support.