🚀 Introducing blaze-install: A Faster, Modern Alternative to npm for Node.js

🚀 Introducing blaze-install: A Faster, Modern Alternative to npm for Node.js

Are you tired of waiting for npm install to finish? Frustrated by bloated lockfiles and cryptic errors? I was too—so I built blaze-install, a new package manager for Node.js that's all about speed, clarity, and a better developer experience.

Why blaze-install?

• Blazing Fast: Parallel downloads, extraction, and a global cache make installs 2–10x faster than npm in real-world projects.
• Clean Lockfile: No more stale or unused dependencies—your lockfile is always pruned and up to date.
• Beautiful CLI: Progress bars, color, and clear, actionable error messages.
• Modern Features: Native monorepo/workspace support, automatic lockfile pruning, and a robust plugin system.
• Extensible: Add your own plugins to hook into every major lifecycle event (install, uninstall, update, audit, clean, and more).

Key Features

• 🚀 Speed: Parallelized everything, with a global cache for deduplication.
• 🏗️ Workspaces: Native, fast monorepo support.
• 🔒 Audit: Built-in security checks using the npm audit API.
• 🧩 Plugins: Extend blaze-install with custom hooks for every command.
• 🧹 Lockfile Pruning: No more bloat—lockfile is always clean.
• 💥 Robust Error Handling: Clear, actionable feedback.
• 🎨 Beautiful Output: Progress bars and color for a modern DX.

Quick Start

npm install -g blaze-install

Then, in your project:

blaze install                # Install all dependencies
blaze install <package>      # Add a package
blaze uninstall <package>    # Remove a package
blaze update <package>       # Update a package
blaze audit                  # Security audit
blaze clean                  # Remove node_modules and cache

Plugins: Make blaze-install Your Own

Want to automate, customize, or extend your workflow? Just drop a JS file in the plugins/ directory:

// plugins/examplePlugin.js
module.exports = {
  onCommand({ command, args, context }) {
    console.log(`[plugin] Command executed: ${command}`);
  },
  beforeInstall() { /* ... */ },
  afterInstall() { /* ... */ },
  beforeUninstall() { /* ... */ },
  afterUninstall() { /* ... */ },
  beforeUpdate() { /* ... */ },
  afterUpdate() { /* ... */ },
  beforeAudit() { /* ... */ },
  afterAudit() { /* ... */ },
  beforeClean() { /* ... */ },
  afterClean() { /* ... */ },
};

Why Not Just Use npm?

npm is great, but it's built for every possible use case—including a lot of legacy baggage. blaze-install is focused on the modern 90%:

• Faster installs
• Cleaner lockfiles
• Better developer experience
• Extensibility for power users

blaze-install vs npm: Feature Comparison

Summary:

• blaze-install is faster, cleaner, and more extensible for modern Node.js projects.
• npm is still the default for legacy/edge-case support and ecosystem size.

Try It Out!

• GitHub: github.com/TrialLord/Blazed-install
• npm: npmjs.com/package/blaze-install

I'd love your feedback, bug reports, and feature requests!

Let's build a better Node.js workflow together. 🚀

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