minimum-node-version

Introduction

Figures out the lowest version of Node.js that satisfies engines.node in package.json.

Can be quite useful for which node version to configure babel-preset-env for.

Prerequisite

Node.js, at least v8.0.0, but not v9.

Recommended to install latest via nvm:

nvm install stable

Installation

npm install -g minimum-node-version

CLI Usage

minimum-node-version

Will print the Node.js version.

Programmatic access

You can also import or require the module, and use it programmatically.

import minimumNodeVersion from 'minimum-node-version'

minimumNodeVersion().then(
    version => console.log(version)
)

API

Table of Contents

• minimumNodeVersion

minimumNodeVersion

Figures out the minimum Node.js version that satisfies the project's configuration.

Returns Promise<String> A Promise of the lowest compatible Node.js version.

Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

[Unreleased]

New unreleased changes are listed here, and moved down to a release number when released.

[3.0.0] - 2020-12-12

Security

• Upgrade dependencies.

Changed

• BREAKING Require Node.js version ^10.13.0 || >=12.0.0
• Upgrade dependencies.

[2.0.2] - 2019-07-13

Changed

• Upgrade dependencies.
• Require more specific Node.js version ^8.12.0 || ^10.13.0 || >=11.10.1.

[2.0.1] - 2019-06-14

Changed

• Upgrade dependencies.

[2.0.0] - 2019-05-03

Changed

• BREAKING Require Node.js version 8.* || >= 10.*
• Upgrade dependencies.

[1.0.1] - 2017-12-08

Changed

• Use semver.minSatisfying().

[1.0.0] - 2017-12-08

Added

• Use nodejs-example-cli as template.
• First implementation.