acorn-walk is a walker library for the Acorn JavaScript parser. It traverses the abstract syntax tree (AST) generated by Acorn, providing a simple interface for navigating and analyzing JavaScript code. It includes functions for walking the AST in different orders, allowing users to implement custom analysis and transformation logic. This package is essential for tools that perform static analysis, code transformation, or refactoring of JavaScript.
Acorn-walk's release frequency is inconsistent. The package had several releases in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021. Releases became less frequent after 2021, with only one release in 2023. In 2024 there were 3 releases overall. There were no releases from January 2025 to August 2025.
Acorn-walk npm package downloads show consistent popularity throughout 2024 and 2025, generally ranging from 160 million to 210 million monthly. There's a notable peak in October 2024 exceeding 268 million downloads. July, June, and August 2025 also show high downloads. September 2025 is incomplete and indicates significantly lower activity so far.
