NAME

       npm-search - Search for packages

SYNOPSIS

       npm.commands.search(searchTerms, [silent,] [staleness,] callback)

DESCRIPTION

       Search the registry for packages matching the search terms. The available parameters are:

       •   searchTerms: Array of search terms. These terms are case-insensitive.

       •   silent: If true, npm will not log anything to the console.

       •   staleness:  This  is  the  threshold  for  stale  packages.  "Fresh"  packages are not
           refreshed from the registry. This value is measured in seconds.

       •   callback: Returns an object where each key is the name of a package, and the value  is
           information   about   that   package  along  with  a  ´words´  property,  which  is  a
           space-delimited string of all of the interesting  words  in  that  package.  The  only
           properties included are those that are searched, which generally include:

       •   name

       •   description

       •   maintainers

       •   url

       •   keywords

       A  search on the registry excludes any result that does not match all of the search terms.
       It  also  removes  any  items  from  the  results  that  contain  an  excluded  term  (the
       "searchexclude"  config). The search is case insensitive and doesn´t try to read your mind
       (it doesn´t do any verb tense matching or the like).

                                           October 2013                             NPM-SEARCH(3)