22 amazing 🤯 NPM packages you should Try

1. chalk

   • Description: Style your terminal output with colors and styles.

   • Example:
     

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

2. 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);
     });
     
     

3. 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);
     
     

4. 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}!`);
     });
     
     

5. randomcolor

   • Description: Generate attractive random colors.

   • Example:
     

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

6. faker

   • Description: Generate massive amounts of fake data.

   • Example:
     

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

7. 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));
     
     

8. 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'));
     
     

9. boxen

   • Description: Create boxes in the terminal.

   • Example:
     

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

10. 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));
      
      

11. 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));
      
      

12. 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!'
      });
      
      

13. dotenv

    • Description: Loads environment variables from a .env file into process.env.

    • Example:
      

      require('dotenv').config();
      console.log(process.env.DB_HOST);
      
      

14. crypto-random-string

    • Description: Generate a cryptographically strong random string.

    • Example:
      

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

15. ascii-art

    • Description: Generate ASCII art from text.

    • Example:
      

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

16. node-emoji

    • Description: Simple emoji support for Node.js projects.

    • Example:
      

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

17. 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');
      });
      
      

18. number-to-words

    • Description: Convert numbers to words.

    • Example:
      

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

19. 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: '[e-mail]',
          pass: 'your-password'
          }
      });
      const mailOptions = {
          from: '[e-mail]',
          to: '[e-mail]',
          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);
          }
      
      

20. beeper

    • Description: makes your terminal beep.

    • Example:
      

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

21. funny-quotes

    • Description: fetches random funny quotes.

    • Example:
      

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

22. 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));