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cli-spinners

npmv3.4.0TypeScript

Spinners for use in the terminal

Safe to adopt

Yes — cli-spinners scores well across adoption, maintenance, weight, supply chain, and licensing. No download data reported for this package yet. Last published 239 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 239 days ago. 3 releases in the last 2 years.

  • AWeight: grade A, Excellent.

    Zero runtime dependencies, about 33 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 cli-spinners 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.

33 KB
Install size

Unpacked size of this package plus its entire runtime tree.

—
Tree depth

Longest resolved dependency chain below this package.

Compatibility

Node.js
node >=18.20
Module format
ESM only
TypeScript
Types included
Install scripts
None

Quick start

A usage example from the cli-spinners README.

jsFull README ↗
import cliSpinners from 'cli-spinners';

console.log(cliSpinners.dots);
/*
{
	interval: 80,
	frames: ['⠋', '⠙', '⠹', '⠸', '⠼', '⠴', '⠦', '⠧', '⠇', '⠏']
}
*/

cli-spinners vs the alternatives

Packages solving a similar problem in the npm ecosystem, compared on the signals that drive an adoption decision.

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cli-spinnersthis page01MIT7 months ago
ora79.8M6MIT15 hours ago
string-width03MIT18 hours ago
supports-hyperlinks35.4M1MIT17 hours ago
terminal-link18.8M1MIT17 hours ago
picocolors016ISC18 hours ago

Dependencies

Declared by cli-spinners v3.4.0. Runtime dependencies are installed with the package; dev dependencies are not.

Dev (5)

ava ^6.1.2log-update ^6.0.0string-length ^6.0.0typescript ^5.4.5xo ^0.58.0

Used by

Popular packages that depend on cli-spinners.

oranpm

Elegant terminal spinner

↓ 79.8M/wk◈ 6 dependents⚖ MITTS

Relationship graph

Dependencies (left) and dependents (right) of cli-spinners.

oracli-spinners
cli-spinners dependencies dependents

Frequently installed together

@types/nodenpm

TypeScript definitions for node

↓ 0/wk◈ 327 dependents⚖ MITTS
string-widthnpm

Get the visual width of a string - the number of columns required to display it

↓ 0/wk◈ 3 dependents⚖ MITTS
stdin-discardernpm

Discard stdin input except for Ctrl+C

↓ 0/wk◈ 1 dependents⚖ MITTS
log-symbolsnpm

Colored symbols for various log levels. Example: `✔︎ Success`

↓ 0/wk◈ 1 dependents⚖ MITTS

Release history

3 releases in the last two years, typically about 110 days apart.

Recent versions of cli-spinners
VersionPublishedSizeLicense
3.4.0latest7 months ago33 KBMIT
3.3.011 months ago32 KBMIT
3.2.111 months ago32 KBMIT
3.2.02 years ago32 KBMIT
3.1.02 years ago32 KBMIT
3.0.02 years ago32 KBMIT
2.9.22 years ago31 KBMIT
2.9.13 years ago31 KBMIT
2.9.03 years ago31 KBMIT
2.8.03 years ago31 KBMIT
2.7.04 years ago27 KBMIT
2.6.15 years ago27 KBMIT
2.6.05 years ago27 KBMIT
2.5.05 years ago25 KBMIT
2.4.06 years ago25 KBMIT

Overview

cli-spinners is an npm package that spinners for use in the terminal. It has 1 known dependents in the graph. The latest version is 3.4.0, released under the MIT license.

Who should use it

Teams working in the npm ecosystem who need spinners for use in the terminal 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

sindresorhus

Keywords

asciibusycliconsoleidleindicatorjsonloadingprogressspinnerspinnerstermterminalunicodewait

Funding

Frequently asked questions

Should I use cli-spinners?

Yes — cli-spinners scores well across adoption, maintenance, weight, supply chain, and licensing. No download data reported for this package yet. Last published 239 days ago. 3 releases in the last 2 years.

How do I install cli-spinners?

Run `npm install cli-spinners` to add cli-spinners to your npm project.

What license is cli-spinners released under?

cli-spinners is distributed under the MIT license.

How popular is cli-spinners?

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

Is cli-spinners still maintained?

The most recent release of cli-spinners (v3.4.0) was published 7 months ago.

Does cli-spinners run install scripts?

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