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balanced-match

npmv4.0.4TypeScript

Match balanced character pairs, like "{" and "}"

Safe to adopt

Yes — balanced-match scores well across adoption, maintenance, weight, supply chain, and licensing. No download data reported for this package yet. Last published 199 days ago. 3 releases in the last 2 years.

  • ?Adoption: grade ?, Not reported by this registry.

    No download data reported for this package yet.

  • BMaintenance: grade B, Good.

    Last published 199 days ago. 3 releases in the last 2 years.

  • AWeight: grade A, Excellent.

    Zero runtime dependencies, about 17 KB installed.

  • BSupply chain: grade B, Good.

    This package has a single maintainer (bus factor of 1).

  • ALicense: grade A, Excellent.

    MIT — permissive, with no copyleft found in the dependency tree.

Grades are computed deterministically from registry metadata collected by PackageGraph — downloads, dependents, publish dates, the resolved dependency tree, maintainer count, and declared licenses. No third-party scores are used.

Install cost

What you actually take on by adding balanced-match to a project.

0
Direct dependencies

Runtime packages this one declares itself.

0
Total installed

Distinct packages in the full runtime tree, deduplicated the way a package manager would.

17 KB
Install size

Unpacked size of this package plus its entire runtime tree.

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Tree depth

Longest resolved dependency chain below this package.

Compatibility

Node.js
node 18 || 20 || >=22
Module format
ESM + CommonJS
TypeScript
Types included
Install scripts
None

Quick start

A usage example from the balanced-match README.

jsFull README ↗
import { balanced } from 'balanced-match'

console.log(balanced('{', '}', 'pre{in{nested}}post'))
console.log(balanced('{', '}', 'pre{first}between{second}post'))
console.log(
  balanced(/\s+\{\s+/, /\s+\}\s+/, 'pre  {   in{nest}   }  post'),
)

balanced-match vs the alternatives

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Dependencies

Declared by balanced-match v4.0.4. Runtime dependencies are installed with the package; dev dependencies are not.

Dev (7)

@types/brace-expansion ^1.1.2@types/node ^25.2.1mkdirp ^3.0.1prettier ^3.3.2tap ^21.6.2tshy ^3.0.2typedoc ^0.28.5

Used by

Popular packages that depend on balanced-match.

brace-expansionnpm

Brace expansion as known from sh/bash

↓ 0/wk◈ 1 dependents⚖ MITTS

Relationship graph

Dependencies (left) and dependents (right) of balanced-match.

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balanced-match dependencies dependents

Frequently installed together

prettiernpm

Prettier is an opinionated code formatter

↓ 114.2M/wk◈ 159 dependents⚖ MITTS
@types/nodenpm

TypeScript definitions for node

↓ 0/wk◈ 327 dependents⚖ MITTS

Release history

3 releases in the last two years, typically about 87 days apart.

Recent versions of balanced-match
VersionPublishedSizeLicense
4.0.4latest6 months ago17 KBMIT
4.0.36 months ago17 KBMIT
4.0.27 months ago17 KBMIT
3.0.12 years ago12 KBMIT
3.0.02 years ago7.0 KBMIT
2.0.05 years ago6.9 KBMIT
1.0.25 years ago6.8 KBMIT
1.0.15 years ago6.9 KBMIT
1.0.09 years ago—MIT
0.4.210 years ago—MIT
0.4.110 years ago—MIT
0.4.010 years ago—MIT
0.3.010 years ago—MIT
0.2.111 years ago—MIT
0.2.011 years ago—MIT

Overview

balanced-match is an npm package that match balanced character pairs, like "{" and "}". It has 1 known dependents in the graph. The latest version is 4.0.4, released under the MIT license.

Who should use it

Teams working in the npm ecosystem who need match balanced character pairs, like "{" and "}" and value a focused solution.

When not to use it

Consider an alternative if you need to or if a more actively-maintained option better fits your npm stack.

Pros

  • Ships TypeScript type definitions.
  • Clear open-source license (MIT).

Cons

  • No significant drawbacks detected from available metadata.

Auto-generated from collected registry metadata. No external claims are inferred.

Maintainers

juliangruber

Keywords

balancedmatchparseregexptest

Frequently asked questions

Should I use balanced-match?

Yes — balanced-match scores well across adoption, maintenance, weight, supply chain, and licensing. No download data reported for this package yet. Last published 199 days ago. 3 releases in the last 2 years.

How do I install balanced-match?

Run `npm install balanced-match` to add balanced-match to your npm project.

What license is balanced-match released under?

balanced-match is distributed under the MIT license.

How popular is balanced-match?

npm does not publish download counts. Within PackageGraph's crawl, 1 known packages depend on balanced-match.

Is balanced-match still maintained?

The most recent release of balanced-match (v4.0.4) was published 6 months ago.

Does balanced-match run install scripts?

No. balanced-match does not define preinstall, install, or postinstall scripts, so installing it does not execute publisher-supplied code.