Get the preferred Node.js version of a user or project.
This looks for (from highest to lowest priority):
.n-node-version
, .naverc
, .node-version
, .nodeenvrc
.nvmrc
or package.json
(engines.node
field) in the current directory, parent directories, or home directoryNODE_VERSION
, NODIST_NODE_VERSION
environment variablenvm
aliases (like current
or lts/erbium
) and version ranges (like 12
or >=12
) are resolved to regular "major.minor.patch"
version strings.
import preferredNodeVersion from 'preferred-node-version' // Look for any `.nvmrc` or `package.json` (`engines.node` field) const { version } = await preferredNodeVersion() console.log(version) // 12.10.0
// Search only the home directory and environment variables await preferredNodeVersion({ global: true })
// Start looking for a Node.js version file from this directory instead await preferredNodeVersion({ cwd: '/path/to/cwd' })
// Search for specific files await preferredNodeVersion({ files: ['/path/to/.nvmrc', '/path/to/package.json'], })
npm install preferred-node-version
This package works in Node.js >=18.18.0.
This is an ES module. It must be loaded using an import
or import()
statement, not require()
. If TypeScript is used, it must be configured to output ES modules, not CommonJS.
options
: object?
Returns: Promise<object>
The returned promise resolves to an object with the following properties. An empty object is returned if no preferred Node.js version was found.
If a file cannot be read or if it contains an invalid version, the promise is rejected with an error.
Type: string
Full Node.js version. For example 12.16.2
Type: string
Node.js version as specified in the Node.js version file. This might include aliases or version ranges. For example latest
, lts/erbium
, 12
or 12.16.2
.
Type: string?
Absolute path to the Node.js version file. Either filePath
or envVariable
is defined.
Type: string?
Name of the environment variable containing the version. For example NODE_VERSION
. Either filePath
or envVariable
is defined.
Type: string | URL
Default: process.cwd()
Start looking for a Node.js version file from this directory.
Type: boolean
Default: false
If true
, find the global Node.js version instead:
Type: string[]
Default: []
Additional files to lookup. Their filenames must be one of package.json
, .nvmrc
, etc.
Type: string
Default: https://nodejs.org/dist
Base URL to fetch the list of available Node.js versions. Can be customized (for example https://npmmirror.com/mirrors/node
).
The following environment variables can also be used: NODE_MIRROR
, NVM_NODEJS_ORG_MIRROR
, N_NODE_MIRROR
or NODIST_NODE_MIRROR
.
Type: boolean
Default: undefined
The list of available Node.js versions is cached for one hour by default. If the fetch
option is:
true
: the cache will not be usedfalse
: the cache will be used even if it's older than one hourType: AbortSignal
Cancels when the signal is aborted.
Type: string[]
List of filenames being searched: .nvmrc
, package.json
, etc.
nve
: Run a specific Node.js version (CLI)nvexeca
: Run a specific Node.js version (programmatic)get-node
: Download Node.jsnormalize-node-version
: Normalize and validate Node.js versionsnode-version-alias
: Resolve Node.js version aliases like latest
, lts
or erbium
all-node-versions
: List all available Node.js versionsfetch-node-website
: Fetch releases on nodejs.orgFor any question, don't hesitate to submit an issue on GitHub.
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