webidl2js is a crucial tool for web developers, converting WebIDL (Web Interface Definition Language) to JavaScript code. This package streamlines the process of creating JavaScript bindings for web APIs defined in WebIDL. It simplifies generating boilerplate code needed to interact with web APIs, significantly reducing manual coding effort and speeding up the development workflow. Ideal for developers working on web browsers, polyfills, or frameworks, webidl2js offers a robust and efficient solution for web API binding generation.
The npm package webidl2js saw frequent releases from 2015 to 2017, with peaks in early 2016 and early 2017. Release frequency then dropped significantly, with occasional releases between 2018 and 2024. Only two releases occurred in 2025 as of September 12th. The latest versions are in the 18.x.x range.
webidl2js downloads fluctuated between 3,000 and 4,500 from March to October 2024, peaking at over 10,000 in November. Downloads stabilized in early 2025, with a sharp increase in August 2025, reaching nearly 40,000, before decreasing in current incomplete month, September 2025 to almost 16,000.
