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koa

npmv3.2.1

Koa web app framework

7.4M
Weekly downloads
0
Dependents
23
Dependencies
82/100
Popularity

Overview

koa is an npm package that koa web app framework. It is very popular, with about 7.4M downloads per week. The latest version is 3.2.1, released under the MIT license.

Who should use it

Teams working in the npm ecosystem who need koa web app framework and value a battle-tested, widely-adopted solution.

When not to use it

Consider an alternative if you need to minimize your dependency tree, have first-class TypeScript types out of the box, or if a more actively-maintained option better fits your npm stack.

Pros

  • Large, well-established user base (7.4M weekly downloads).
  • Clear open-source license (MIT).

Cons

  • Large dependency tree (23 direct dependencies) increases install size and audit surface.
  • No bundled TypeScript types (may require a separate @types package).

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Dependencies (left) and dependents (right) of koa.

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koa dependencies dependents

Dependencies

Runtime (18)

accepts ^1.3.8content-disposition ~1.0.1content-type ^1.0.5cookies ~0.9.1delegates ^1.0.0destroy ^1.2.0encodeurl ^2.0.0escape-html ^1.0.3fresh ~0.5.2http-assert ^1.5.0http-errors ^2.0.0koa-compose ^4.1.0mime-types ^3.0.1on-finished ^2.4.1parseurl ^1.3.3statuses ^2.0.1type-is ^2.0.1vary ^1.1.2

Dev (5)

c8 ^10.1.3gen-esm-wrapper ^1.1.3snazzy ^9.0.0standard ^17.1.2supertest ^7.1.1

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Version history

VersionPublishedLicense
3.2.1latest1 month agoMIT
3.2.03 months agoMIT
2.16.44 months agoMIT
3.1.24 months agoMIT
3.1.18 months agoMIT
3.1.08 months agoMIT
2.16.39 months agoMIT
3.0.39 months agoMIT
3.0.29 months agoMIT
2.16.211 months agoMIT
3.0.111 months agoMIT
3.0.01 year agoMIT
3.0.0-alpha.51 year agoMIT
2.16.11 year agoMIT
3.0.0-alpha.41 year agoMIT
2.16.01 year agoMIT
3.0.0-alpha.31 year agoMIT
2.15.41 year agoMIT
1.7.11 year agoMIT
0.21.21 year agoMIT

Maintainers

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Keywords

appapplicationframeworkhttpmiddlewarerackweb

Frequently asked questions

How do I install koa?

Run `npm install koa` to add koa to your npm project.

What license is koa released under?

koa is distributed under the MIT license.

How popular is koa?

koa has approximately 7,354,405 downloads per week.