replace is a versatile string replacement utility for JavaScript. It offers simple and powerful search and replace functionality, supporting both string and regular expression-based replacements. Its core strength lies in its flexibility, allowing quick replacements within a single string or consistently across multiple strings in an array. Ideal for data manipulation, text processing, and templating, replace simplifies complex string transformations.
The npm package "replace" has seen sporadic releases since its initial burst in June 2011. Releases slowed significantly after 2014, with occasional updates appearing roughly once a year. The last release was in October 2022 ("1.2.2"), and there have been no releases since then, including the months of January to August 2025.
The npm package "replace" shows fluctuating download numbers. From March 2024, downloads generally trended upward, peaking in July 2025. August 2025 saw a slight dip, but September 2025, the current month, shows a massive surge in downloads, though data for the full month is incomplete.
