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Node Semver

node-semver is a tool for parsing, comparing, and validating version strings according to the Semantic Versioning specification. It functions as a version range evaluator, a comparison library, and a utility for incrementing release identifiers.

The project includes a version coercion utility that extracts numeric sequences from non-compliant strings to approximate a semantic version. It also provides logic to calculate the next release string by incrementing major, minor, or patch segments.

The library covers a broad range of version management capabilities, including range analysis to determine if versions satisfy specific constraints, the sorting of version lists based on precedence, and the validation of both individual versions and version ranges.

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Features

  • Dependency Versioning - Manages semantic version strings for dependencies to ensure compatibility between packages.
  • Version Constraints - Determines if a specific version satisfies a set of defined constraints or ranges.
  • Version Comparison Utilities - Provides utilities for extracting and comparing version strings to determine precedence.
  • Version Coercion - Extracts the first valid sequence of digits from non-compliant strings to approximate a semantic version.
  • Version String Normalization - Translates non-compliant strings into valid semantic versions by extracting numeric sequences.
  • Version Incrementing Tools - Provides logic to calculate the next release version by incrementing major, minor, or patch segments.
  • Version Segment Calculators - Implements logic to calculate the next version string by incrementing major, minor, or patch segments.
  • Automated Version Incrementing - Provides programmatic calculation of the next version number based on semantic standards.
  • Version String Parsing - Converts version strings into structured objects for automated validation and logical comparison.
  • Semantic Version Compatibility Checks - Determines if a specific version satisfies a semantic range of acceptable versions.
  • Version Calculation Logic - Calculates the next version number for a release by incrementing major, minor, or patch components.
  • SemVer Range Interpreters - Interprets semantic versioning ranges to find the minimum or maximum satisfying versions.
  • Semantic Version Satisfaction Checks - Verifies if a specific version meets the constraints defined within a given version range.
  • Version Comparison Logic - Provides logic to determine if one software version is greater than, less than, or equal to another.
  • Version-Sorted Directories - Arranges version strings in ascending or descending order based on semantic priority.
  • Version Range Evaluations - Provides a logic engine to determine if a specific version satisfies defined semantic version ranges.
  • Version Precedence Resolution - Determines the relative priority of software releases based on semantic versioning precedence.
  • Version Sorting Utilities - Orders arrays of version strings based on semantic precedence and build metadata.
  • Version String Validators - Verifies if a string is a valid semantic version and returns the parsed version or null.
  • Semantic Version Parsers - Parses version strings into structured objects according to the Semantic Versioning specification.
  • Version String Coercion - Extracts a valid semantic version from a non-compliant string by isolating numeric patterns.
  • Version Range Validators - Checks if a string is a valid semantic version range and returns the range or null.
  • Pre-release Identifier Extraction - Retrieves pre-release identifiers from a semantic version string for detailed version analysis.
  • Version Satisfaction Solvers - Identifies the highest or lowest version from a list that satisfies a specific version range.
  • Version Range Overlap Analysis - Determines if two different version ranges overlap to identify shared version requirements.
  • Version Range Intersections - Identifies overlapping version sets by calculating minimum and maximum bounds of competing constraints.
  • Version Range Analysis Tools - Determines if one version range is entirely contained within another or if two ranges intersect.
  • Version Range Simplifiers - Generates human-readable range expressions that are equivalent to a given range for specific version sets.
  • General Utilities - Semantic version parsing utility.
  • Package Management - Semantic version parser.
  • Version Management - Parses and compares semantic versions.
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Frequently asked questions

What does npm/node-semver do?

node-semver is a tool for parsing, comparing, and validating version strings according to the Semantic Versioning specification. It functions as a version range evaluator, a comparison library, and a utility for incrementing release identifiers.

What are the main features of npm/node-semver?

The main features of npm/node-semver are: Dependency Versioning, Version Constraints, Version Comparison Utilities, Version Coercion, Version String Normalization, Version Incrementing Tools, Version Segment Calculators, Automated Version Incrementing.

Which projects share features with npm/node-semver?

Projects with overlapping indexed features include: phar-io/version — This project is a set of specialized tools for installing archive packages and programmatically parsing or validating… semver/semver — This project is a semantic versioning parser, validator, and precedence engine. It provides tools for parsing,… release-drafter/release-drafter — Release-drafter is a GitHub Action workflow and automation engine designed to manage the software release lifecycle.… tjunnone/npm-check-updates — npm-check-updates is a command line utility and package version manager used to find and apply newer versions of… masterminds/glide — Glide is a Go dependency management tool that fetches, pins, and vendors external packages to enable reproducible… pypa/setuptools — Setuptools is a Python package build tool and distribution framework used to bundle code into distributable archives.…

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