minimum-node-version

Introduction

Figures out the lowest version of Node.js that satisfies engines.node in package.json.

Can be quite useful for which node version to configure babel-preset-env for.

Prerequisite

Node.js, at least v8.0.0, but not v9.

Recommended to install latest via nvm:

nvm install stable

Installation

npm install -g minimum-node-version

CLI Usage

minimum-node-version

Will print the Node.js version.

Programmatic access

You can also import or require the module, and use it programmatically.

import minimumNodeVersion from 'minimum-node-version'

minimumNodeVersion().then(
    version => console.log(version)
)

API

Table of Contents

• minimumNodeVersion

minimumNodeVersion

Figures out the minimum Node.js version that satisfies the project's configuration.

Returns Promise<String> A Promise of the lowest compatible Node.js version.