Version History

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📦 commander

A full version history of the commander package with size, number of distributed files and dependency evolution.

Unpacked Size

Historyical package size changes accross diffent versions of the package

Number of Files

Historycal changes package file numbers across different versions of the package

Dependencies

Number of dependencies for all the versions of the package

Versions Summary

Commander.js, a cornerstone for Node.js command-line interfaces, has evolved significantly since its initial release. The early versions (0.0.1 to 0.6.1) laid the foundation, focusing on providing a simple and complete solution, primarily maintained by TJ Holowaychuk. These foundational releases rapidly iterated, improving core functionality and developer experience.

The 1.x series marked a period of stabilization and increased adoption, introducing keypress as a dependency and solidifying the project's structure. As Commander matured into the 2.x series, a license was introduced (MIT), and the repository moved to TJ's personal GitHub. Version 2.7.0 brought in graceful-readlink as a dependency. Development dependencies shifted to include Sinon for testing purposes and development of Typescript which indicates a move towards more robust testing and modern development practices.

The shift to versions 3.x, 4.x, and beyond saw continuous improvement in development dependencies, and the introduction of Jest as a standard test environment. The upgrade to Jest and Typescript reflect the package maintaining its competitive edge and adherence to modern JavaScript development workflows. Later versions (7.x, 8.x) introduced enhancements and modernization, including support for TypeScript and more sophisticated testing frameworks. Versions 9.0.0, 10.0.0, 11.0.0, 12.0.0, 13.0.0, and eventually the current 14.0.0 included continuous updates to its dependencies and development features. The latest versions focus on keeping up with the current trends of web development and Javascript.

Commander.js continues to be essential for Node.js developers, providing a robust and flexible solution for building command-line tools.

Version	Dev Dependencies	Distributed Files	Unpacked Size
14.0.0	13	14	3.8%3.8%
13.1.0	13	14	0.6%0.6%
13.0.0	-13.3%-13.3%13	14	7%7%
12.1.0	15	14	3%3%
12.0.0	15	14	2.5%2.5%
11.1.0	15	14	0.6%0.6%
11.0.0	15	7.7%7.7%14	0.7%0.7%
10.0.1	15	13	0.4%0.4%
10.0.0	15	13	0.2%0.2%
9.5.0	15	13	1.8%1.8%
9.4.1	15	13	0.4%0.4%
9.4.0	15	13	0.5%0.5%
9.3.0	15	13	3%3%
9.2.0	15	13	0.7%0.7%
9.1.0	15	13	2.3%2.3%
9.0.0	25%25%15	13	5.2%5.2%
8.3.0	12	13	0.5%0.5%
8.2.0	12	8.3%8.3%13	5%5%
8.1.0	12	12	0.5%0.5%
8.0.0	12	50%50%12	-1.4%-1.4%
7.2.0	9.1%9.1%12	14.3%14.3%8	0.8%0.8%
7.1.0	10%10%11	16.7%16.7%7	1.3%1.3%
7.0.0	11.1%11.1%10	6	24.9%24.9%
6.2.1	9	6	0.2%0.2%
6.2.0	9	6	1.8%1.8%
6.1.0	9	6	3%3%
6.0.0	9	6	1.1%1.1%
5.1.0	9	6	3.5%3.5%
5.0.0	28.6%28.6%9	6	10.7%10.7%
4.1.1	7	6	0.3%0.3%
4.1.0	-12.5%-12.5%7	6	2.9%2.9%
4.0.1	8	6	1.1%1.1%
4.0.0	14.3%14.3%8	6	14.5%14.5%
3.0.2	7	6	0.1%0.1%
3.0.1	7	6	3.5%3.5%
3.0.0	7	6	20.4%20.4%
2.20.3	7	6	0.2%0.2%
2.20.1	7	6
2.20.0	7	6	1.4%1.4%
2.19.0	7	6
2.18.0	16.7%16.7%7	6	0.3%0.3%
2.17.1	6	6	0.2%0.2%
2.17.0	6	6	0.4%0.4%
2.16.0	6	6	1.7%1.7%
2.15.1	6	6
2.15.0	6	6	3%3%
2.14.1	6	6
2.14.0	50%50%6	N/A	N/A
2.13.0	4	N/A	N/A
2.12.2	4	N/A	N/A

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Version	Deps	N. of Files	Size
14.0.0	13	14	3.8%3.8%
13.1.0	13	14	0.6%0.6%
13.0.0	-13.3%-13.3%13	14	7%7%
12.1.0	15	14	3%3%
12.0.0	15	14	2.5%2.5%
11.1.0	15	14	0.6%0.6%
11.0.0	15	7.7%7.7%14	0.7%0.7%
10.0.1	15	13	0.4%0.4%
10.0.0	15	13	0.2%0.2%
9.5.0	15	13	1.8%1.8%
9.4.1	15	13	0.4%0.4%
9.4.0	15	13	0.5%0.5%
9.3.0	15	13	3%3%
9.2.0	15	13	0.7%0.7%
9.1.0	15	13	2.3%2.3%
9.0.0	25%25%15	13	5.2%5.2%
8.3.0	12	13	0.5%0.5%
8.2.0	12	8.3%8.3%13	5%5%
8.1.0	12	12	0.5%0.5%
8.0.0	12	50%50%12	-1.4%-1.4%
7.2.0	9.1%9.1%12	14.3%14.3%8	0.8%0.8%
7.1.0	10%10%11	16.7%16.7%7	1.3%1.3%
7.0.0	11.1%11.1%10	6	24.9%24.9%
6.2.1	9	6	0.2%0.2%
6.2.0	9	6	1.8%1.8%
6.1.0	9	6	3%3%
6.0.0	9	6	1.1%1.1%
5.1.0	9	6	3.5%3.5%
5.0.0	28.6%28.6%9	6	10.7%10.7%
4.1.1	7	6	0.3%0.3%
4.1.0	-12.5%-12.5%7	6	2.9%2.9%
4.0.1	8	6	1.1%1.1%
4.0.0	14.3%14.3%8	6	14.5%14.5%
3.0.2	7	6	0.1%0.1%
3.0.1	7	6	3.5%3.5%
3.0.0	7	6	20.4%20.4%
2.20.3	7	6	0.2%0.2%
2.20.1	7	6
2.20.0	7	6	1.4%1.4%
2.19.0	7	6
2.18.0	16.7%16.7%7	6	0.3%0.3%
2.17.1	6	6	0.2%0.2%
2.17.0	6	6	0.4%0.4%
2.16.0	6	6	1.7%1.7%
2.15.1	6	6
2.15.0	6	6	3%3%
2.14.1	6	6
2.14.0	50%50%6	N/A	N/A
2.13.0	4	N/A	N/A
2.12.2	4	N/A	N/A

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