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));
