❔ VERNODE

Vernode checks for latest NodeJS versions.
You can use this as a module in your NodeJS program or as a CLI command in your system.

Requirements

NodeJS version 18.0.0 or higher because of Fetch API.

Module Installation

By using NPM

1npm i vernode

By using PNPM

1pnpm add vernode

By using BUN

1bun i vernode

Module Usage

1import vernode, { lts, current, nightly } from 'vernode';
2
3const versions = await vernode();
4
5console.log(versions);
6// { lts: '20.11.1', current: '21.6.2', nightly: '22.0.0' }
7
8console.log(versions.lts); // 20.11.1
9console.log(versions.current); // 21.6.2
10console.log(versions.nightly); // 22.0.0
11
12console.log(await lts()); // 20.11.1
13console.log(await current()); // 21.6.2
14console.log(await nightly()); // 22.0.0

CLI installation

By using NPM

1npm i -g vernode

By using PNPM

1pnpm add -g vernode

By using BUN

1bun i -g vernode

CLI usage

1vernode
2# LTS: 20.14.0
3# Current: 22.2.0
4# Nightly: 23.0.0
5
6vernode json
7# { lts: '20.14.0', current: '22.2.0', nightly: '23.0.0' }
8
9vernode lts
10# 20.14.0
11
12vernode current
13# 22.2.0
14
15vernode nightly
16# 23.0.0
17
18vernode help
19# guess what it does

CLI usage without installation

You can use the CLI command without installing it by using PNPM DLX.

1pnpm dlx vernode

Bun.sh also supports running code without installation. Following command will print versions in JSON format.

1bunx vernode json

Changelog

Version 3.0.0 - Breaking changes

• The code has been restructured and the way the module is used has been changed.
• Optimized data fetching. Data fetching is done in parallel to reduce the execution time. The fetched data is split into chunks, allowing us to download much less data and receive results much faster.
• In the CLI, added the option to display data as JSON.
• All previous versions have been marked as deprecated.