🎯 What is Depmender?
Depmender
is a powerful command-line tool that helps you maintain healthy dependencies in your JavaScript/TypeScript projects. It goes beyond simple npm audit by providing:
- 🔍 Comprehensive Scanning - Detects 6 types of dependency issues
- 🔧 Intelligent Fixing - Smart suggestions with risk assessment
- 🏥 System Diagnostics - Complete health check for your environment
- 🧹 Dependency Cleanup - Remove unused packages safely
- 👀 Real-time Monitoring - Watch mode with notifications
- ⚙️ Flexible Configuration - Customize behavior per project
What It Does
- Scans for 6 types of issues (outdated, security, broken, missing, conflicts)
- Auto-fixes with smart risk assessment
- Removes unused dependencies (saved me 125KB!)
- Real-time monitoring with watch mode
- Complete system health check
What it checks:
- Node.js environment and version compatibility
- Project structure (package.json, lockfiles, node_modules)
- Package manager health and configuration
- Dependency analysis (duplicates, large packages)
- Performance metrics (install time, disk usage)
- Security audit results
- Personalized recommendations
How it works:
- Scans all source files for imports/requires
- Protects essential dependencies (build tools, linters)
- Shows potential space savings
- Safe removal with dependency analysis
Features:
- Watches package.json and lockfiles
- Automatic scans on changes
- Desktop notifications for critical issues
- Webhook integration for CI/CD
- Optional auto-fixing
💡 Pro Tips
- Run doctor first - Get a complete health check before making changes
2 .Use dry-run - Always preview changes with
--dry-runbefore confirming - Configure per project - Create project-specific configs for different needs
- Integrate with CI - Add to your CI pipeline for continuous monitoring
- Watch during development - Use watch mode to catch issues early
Here is the link for the Depmender for more detailed information and CLI for how to use:- https://www.npmjs.com/package/depmender
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