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commander.js

node.js command-line interfaces made easy

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Version option always treated as an error if exitOverride definedOpenIssue

It seems like the version option is always treated as an error (as all calls to are), even though it is successful. Whilst I understand that using a callback means that it can be handled appropriately, surely the callback shouldn't be receiving a if it isn't always going to be an error? Version option calling with status 0 always using

gigaSproule · 1d ago

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Update dependencies and lintMergedPR

Problem stale dependencies using deprecated , and eslint now has Solution Update dependencies. Fix new lint errors. Switch from to

shadowspawn · 6d ago

Fix examples/using-esm-from-commonjs for prerelease

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Repository: tj/commander.js. Description: node.js command-line interfaces made easy Stars: 27977, Forks: 1745. Primary language: JavaScript. Languages: JavaScript (95.5%), TypeScript (4.5%). License: MIT. Latest release: v14.0.3 (1mo ago). Open PRs: 2, open issues: 10. Last activity: 4d ago. Community health: 85%. Top contributors: shadowspawn, tj, zhiyelee, dependabot[bot], abetomo, SomeKittens, aweebit, thethomaseffect, tonylukasavage, mojavelinux and others.

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Commander v15 going ESM in May 2026. Prerelease available now.OpenIssue

The big changes in Commander 15 are: switching from CommonJS implementation to ESM implementation requiring Node.js v22.12.0 or higher A prerelease is available now. See the release notes for all the details: https://github.com/tj/commander.js/releases/tag/v15.0.0-0 The release of Commander 15.0.0 will be in May 2026, after Node.js 20 goes EOL.

shadowspawn · 2d ago

Use simple match in test (to avoid warning about expensive regex)OpenPR

Problem CodeQL reports: Polynomial regular expression used on uncontrolled data for regex Solution This isn't a vulnerability since only used within test with controlled data, but want to fix warning/error anyway. Just replace regex with some simple string matches.

shadowspawn · 1w ago

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Problem I put in as a placeholder for the Commander version in the example packages, but that does not work with the prerelease. Solution Now we have a prerelease, use that. (I could have done this in advance but didn't work it out at the time!)

shadowspawn · 1w ago