This package contains Typescript definitions for the 'tar' npm package. 'tar' is a widely used utility for creating, extracting, and manipulating tar archives. These type definitions enable developers using Typescript to leverage strong typing and improved code completion when working with the 'tar' package in their projects, enhancing code quality and reducing potential runtime errors. They cover the API surface provided by the 'tar' library, allowing for seamless integration in Typescript workflows.
@types/tar downloads show a generally upward trend from March 2024 to June 2025, peaking at over 4 million. A slight dip occurs in July and August 2025. September 2025 data is incomplete, showing significantly lower downloads compared to previous months.
The npm package @types/tar had sporadic releases. Initial releases were in 2016-2017 (versions 1.x and 4.0.0). Releases continued slowly until 2021, picking up pace in late 2021 with version 6.1.0. 2023 saw several releases (6.1.4 to 6.1.10). There were a couple of releases in 2024. No releases have occurred between January and August 2025.
