Release 1.0.0

Release - v1.0.0

Notify users of CLI updates

New Features

• Detects popular package managers (npm, yarn, pnpm, bun) via npm_config_user_agent
• Fetches the latest version of a CLI from npm using npm‑metadata
• Compares with the current version and logs nothing if up-to-date
• Displays a styled update box in terminal using:
  • boxen for framing
  • chalk for colorized output

API

notify(
  name: string,
  currentVersion: string,
  title?: string = "Update Available",
  titleAlignment?: "left" | "center" | "right",
  padding?: number = 1,
  borderColor?: string = "green",
): Promise<void>

Usage Examples

import notify from "cli-update-notifier";

await notify("react", "18.2.0");
// or
import pkg from "./package.json";
await notify(pkg.name, pkg.version);

Why Use This?

• Lightweight and fast
• Compatible with all major package managers
• Stylish, clear CLI update prompts
• Silent when no updates are available