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simple-plist

npmv1.3.1TypeScript

A wrapper utility for interacting with plist data.

Not recommended for new projects

No — simple-plist should not be adopted for new projects. Last published 1624 days ago.

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

    No download data reported for this package yet.

  • FMaintenance: grade F, Failing.

    Last published 1624 days ago.

  • BWeight: grade B, Good.

    Pulls in 6 transitive packages, about 582 KB installed (at least — some of the tree is still being crawled).

  • 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 simple-plist to a project.

3
Direct dependencies

Runtime packages this one declares itself.

6
Total installed

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

582 KB
Install size

Unpacked size of this package plus its entire runtime tree.

2
Tree depth

Longest resolved dependency chain below this package.

Part of this dependency tree has not been crawled yet, so these figures are a lower bound rather than a final total.

Licenses in the dependency tree

MIT

Every license you inherit by installing simple-plist, not just its own. Check this before a legal review, not after.

Compatibility

Node.js
No constraint declared
Module format
CommonJS only
TypeScript
Types included
Install scripts
None

Quick start

A usage example from the simple-plist README.

jsFull README ↗
const plist = require("simple-plist");

let data;

// read
data = plist.readFileSync("/path/to/some.plist");

// write xml
plist.writeFileSync("/path/to/plaintext.plist", data);

// write binary
plist.writeBinaryFileSync("/path/to/binary.plist", data);

simple-plist vs the alternatives

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

PackageWeekly downloadsDependentsLicenseLast release
simple-plistthis page01MIT4 years ago
plist14M2MIT1 day ago
bplist-parser03MIT1 day ago
bplist-creator02MIT1 day ago
dom-serializer94.3M2MIT1 day ago
default-browser52.6M1MIT1 day ago

Dependencies

Declared by simple-plist v1.3.1. Runtime dependencies are installed with the package; dev dependencies are not.

Runtime (3)

bplist-creator 0.1.0bplist-parser 0.3.1plist ^3.0.5

Dev (11)

@types/jest ^27.4.1@types/node ^16.11.26@types/plist ^3.0.2husky ^7.0.4jest ^27.5.1lint-staged ^11.2.6npm-run-all ^4.1.5prettier ^2.6.1rimraf ^3.0.2ts-jest ^27.0.7typescript ^4.4.4

Used by

Popular packages that depend on simple-plist.

xcodenpm

parser for xcodeproj/project.pbxproj files

↓ 0/wk◈ 1 dependents⚖ Apache-2.0

Relationship graph

Dependencies (left) and dependents (right) of simple-plist.

bplist-creatorbplist-parserplistxcodesimple-plist
simple-plist dependencies dependents

Frequently installed together

uuidnpm

RFC9562 UUIDs

↓ 254.8M/wk◈ 8 dependents⚖ MITTS

Release history

No releases in the last two years, typically about 157 days apart.

Recent versions of simple-plist
VersionPublishedSizeLicense
1.4.0-04 years ago16 KBMIT
1.4.04 years ago16 KBMIT
1.3.1latest4 years ago20 KBMIT
1.3.04 years ago21 KBMIT
1.2.34 years ago16 KBMIT
1.2.24 years ago16 KBMIT
1.2.14 years ago16 KBMIT
1.2.04 years ago4.4 KBMIT
1.1.16 years ago6.6 KBMIT
2.0.0-rc.06 years ago13 KBMIT
1.1.06 years ago6.6 KBMIT
1.0.07 years ago6.2 KBMIT
0.3.08 years ago6.3 KBMIT
0.2.110 years ago—MIT
0.1.410 years ago—MIT

Overview

simple-plist is an npm package that a wrapper utility for interacting with plist data. It has 1 known dependents in the graph. The latest version is 1.3.1, released under the MIT license.

Who should use it

Teams working in the npm ecosystem who need a wrapper utility for interacting with plist data 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

wollardj

Keywords

binarybplistplistxml

Frequently asked questions

Should I use simple-plist?

No — simple-plist should not be adopted for new projects. Last published 1624 days ago.

How do I install simple-plist?

Run `npm install simple-plist` to add simple-plist to your npm project.

How many dependencies does simple-plist have?

simple-plist declares 14 direct dependencies and pulls in 6 packages in total once its runtime tree is resolved totalling about 582 KB on disk.

What license is simple-plist released under?

simple-plist is distributed under the MIT license.

How popular is simple-plist?

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

Is simple-plist still maintained?

The most recent release of simple-plist (v1.3.1) was published 4 years ago.

Does simple-plist run install scripts?

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