22 amazing 🤯 NPM packages you should Try

Rajveer — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 21:35:59 +0000

chalk

Description: Style your terminal output with colors and styles.

Example:

const chalk = require('chalk');
console.log(chalk.blue('Hello world!'));

figlet

Description: Create ASCII art text in the terminal.

Example:

const figlet = require('figlet');
figlet('Hello World!', function(err, data) {
    if (err) {
    console.log('Something went wrong...');
    console.dir(err);
    return;
    }
    console.log(data);
});

ora

Description: Elegant terminal spinner.

Example:

const ora = require('ora');
const spinner = ora('Loading unicorns').start();
setTimeout(() => {
    spinner.color = 'yellow';
    spinner.text = 'Loading rainbows';
}, 1000);

inquirer

Description: Interactive command-line user interface.

Example:

const inquirer = require('inquirer');
inquirer.prompt([
    {
    type: 'input',
    name: 'name',
    message: "What's your name?"
    }
]).then(answers => {
    console.log(`Hello, ${answers.name}!`);
});

randomcolor

Description: Generate attractive random colors.

Example:

const randomColor = require('randomcolor');
const color = randomColor();
console.log(color);

faker

Description: Generate massive amounts of fake data.

Example:

const faker = require('faker');
console.log(faker.name.findName());

axios

Description: Promise-based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js.

Example:

const axios = require('axios');
axios.get('<https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/1>')
    .then(response => console.log(response.data))
    .catch(error => console.error(error));

moment

Description: Parse, validate, manipulate, and display dates and times.

Example:

const moment = require('moment');
console.log(moment().format('MMMM Do YYYY, h:mm:ss a'));

boxen

Description: Create boxes in the terminal.

Example:

const boxen = require('boxen');
console.log(boxen('Hello, Box!', { padding: 1 }));

node-fetch

Description: A lightweight module that brings window.fetch to Node.js.

Example:

const fetch = require('node-fetch');
fetch('<https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/1>')
    .then(response => response.json())
    .then(data => console.log(data))
    .catch(error => console.error(error));

lodash
- Description: A modern JavaScript utility library delivering modularity, performance, & extras.
- Example:
```
const _ = require('lodash');
const array = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
console.log(_.shuffle(array));
```
node-notifier
- Description: A Node.js module for sending notifications on native Mac, Windows (post and pre 8) and Linux (or Growl as fallback).
- Example:
```
const notifier = require('node-notifier');
notifier.notify({
    title: 'My Notification',
    message: 'Hello, there!'
});
```
dotenv
- Description: Loads environment variables from a .env file into process.env.
- Example:
```
require('dotenv').config();
console.log(process.env.DB_HOST);
```

crypto-random-string

Description: Generate a cryptographically strong random string.

Example:

const cryptoRandomString = require('crypto-random-string');
console.log(cryptoRandomString({ length: 10 }));

ascii-art

Description: Generate ASCII art from text.

Example:

const ascii = require('ascii-art');
ascii.font('Hello World!', 'Doom', function(rendered) {
    console.log(rendered);
});

node-emoji

Description: Simple emoji support for Node.js projects.

Example:

const emoji = require('node-emoji');
console.log(emoji.get('coffee'));

is-online

Description: Check if the internet connection is available.

Example:

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const isOnline = require('is-online');
isOnline().then(online => {
    console.log(online ? 'Online' : 'Offline');
});

number-to-words

Description: Convert numbers to words.

Example:

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const numberToWords = require('number-to-words');
console.log(numberToWords.toWords(123));

nodemailer

Description: It is a module for sending emails from Node.js applications.

Example:

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const nodemailer = require('nodemailer');
const transporter = nodemailer.createTransport({
    service: 'gmail',
    auth: {
    user: 'your-email@gmail.com',
    pass: 'your-password'
    }
});
const mailOptions = {
    from: 'your-email@gmail.com',
    to: 'recipient@example.com',
    subject: 'Sending Email using Node.js',
    text: 'Hello from Node.js!'
};
transporter.sendMail(mailOptions, function(error, info) {
    if (error) {
    console.error(error);
    } else {
    console.log('Email sent: ' + info.response);
    }

beeper

Description: makes your terminal beep.

Example:

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const beeper = require('beeper');
beeper();

funny-quotes

Description: fetches random funny quotes.

Example:

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const funnyQuotes = require('funny-quotes');
console.log(funnyQuotes.getRandomQuote());

random-puppy

Description: fetches random puppy pictures from Reddit.

Example:

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const randomPuppy = require('random-puppy');
randomPuppy()
    .then(url => console.log(url))
    .catch(err => console.error(err));

Networking: Let's Connect Nodes

Rajveer — Sat, 15 Jun 2024 15:22:59 +0000

Networking is the art of linking devices to share valuable resources. Networks span from local (LANs) to global (WANs, like the Internet), employing protocols (TCP, UDP) and adhering to the OSI model's seven-layer framework for seamless communication. It may be wired or wireless.

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22 amazing 🤯 NPM packages you should Try

Networking: Let's Connect Nodes