top-packages-category-wise

finds top npm packages in given category by popularity|maintenance|quality|overall.

• returns a promise
• fullfillment value for promise is array of package names (default) or array of package objects.
• default ordering criteria is 'popularity'. Other options are maintenance, quality, and overall.
• default result size is 10

Examples

1. top 10 'api' packages

var top = require('top-packages-category-wise');
top('api').then(function (list) {
    console.log(list); //[ 'express', 'aws-sdk', 'googleapis', ...]
}).catch(function (error) {
    console.log(error);
});

2. top 5 'database' packages

var top = require('top-packages-category-wise');
top('database', 5).then(function (list) {
    console.log(list); //[ 'redis', 'mongoose', 'pg', 'mime-db', 'levelup' ]
}).catch(function (error) {
    console.log(error);
});

3. top 5 'database' packages with full package detail

var top = require('top-packages-category-wise');
top('database', 5, {
    fullPackageDetail: true,
    criteria: 'quality'
}).then(function (list) {
    console.log(list);
}).catch(function (error) {
    console.log(error);
});