Module: npm

Methods

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<static> detect(name, callback [, settings])

Check whether package with the specified name is existent, or make search for the specified string. Data about found packages will be passed into callback as array. If no package is found, empty array will be passed into callback.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Description
name	String		Name of the package to check or string to search for.
callback	function		Function that should be called to process operation"s result.
settings	Object	<optional>	Operation settings. The following settings are supported (name - type - description): caseSensitive - Boolean - Whether case-sensitive check/search should be used partialMatch - Integer - Allow partial matching when checking name: 0 - disallow (by default), 1 - allow at the beginning of matching strings, 2 - allow substring matching search - Boolean - Whether search should be made instead of check limit - Integer - Limit of quantity of results