npm-fetch

library0.0.9jsnpmunverified

Fetch npm module tarballs from various sources, including npm registry, GitHub, git, and local files. Current version 0.0.9 is marked as a work in progress and unstable. Provides high-level fetch() and per-source functions like npm.version(), npm.range(), github(), tarball(), local.dir(), local.file(). Differs from pacote or npm-packlist by focusing on tarball download rather than full package extraction.

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INSTALL

IMPORT

SIG · NPM-FETCH

npm-fetch

devopsjavascriptv0.0.9

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Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

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Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

default (fetch)

✓ var fetch = require('npm-fetch')

✗ import fetch from 'npm-fetch'

CJS-only; no ESM support.

npm.version, npm.range, npm.tag

✓ var npm = require('npm-fetch').npm; npm.version(...)

✗ require('npm-fetch/npm').version(...)

These are methods on the 'npm' object exported from the package.

github, tarball, local.dir, local.file

✓ var github = require('npm-fetch').github; github(...)

✗ require('npm-fetch/github')

All per-source functions are properties of the default export.

Downloads the tarball of npm-fetch version 0.0.1 to a local file.

var fetch = require('npm-fetch'); var dest = __dirname + '/npm-fetch.tgz'; fetch('npm-fetch@0.0.1', dest, function (err) { if (err) throw err; console.log('Tarball downloaded to ' + dest); })

Debug

Known issues

deprecatedPackage is marked as a work in progress and has not been updated since version 0.0.9 (2015). It is effectively deprecated.

fix

Use alternatives like pacote or npm-packlist for tarball fetching.

affects: >=0.0.0

gotchaThe high-level fetch() function expects (name, spec, dest, options, cb) with options before callback, but documentation order may be confusing.

fix

Always pass options object even if empty: fetch(name, spec, dest, {}, cb).

affects: >=0.0.0

gotchaThe github() function uses '#tag' syntax (e.g., 'user/repo#tag'), not semver ranges or URLs.

fix

Use fetch.github(name, 'user/repo#tag', options) with the sharp symbol.

affects: >=0.0.0

Errors

Common errors & fixes

Cannot find module 'npm-fetch'

Package is old and may not be installed; npm registry may have removed it.

fix

Check if package is still available: npm view npm-fetch. If missing, use pacote instead.

fetch.github is not a function

Using wrong import pattern; assume github is a separate module.

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Version history

0.0.9latest on npm

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/ForbesLindesay/npm-fetch ↗

packagenpm-fetch ↗

homepagehttps://github.com/ForbesLindesay/npm-fetch ↗