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tap-producing test harness for node and browsers. Version 5.10.2 via npm; verified 2026-06-18.

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npm install -g tape

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overview

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tap-producing test harness for node and browsers

Commands and aliases

  • tape

security posture

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  • npm lifecycle scripts are declared: prepublish.
  • No npm postinstall script is recorded in package metadata.
  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
  • Installs with 25 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 44 build dependencies.

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tapecliglobal executable

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page generated2026-08-04
manager version5.10.2
manager updated2026-06-18
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/tape-testing/tape

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Package metadata

Package keynpm:tape
Version5.10.2
Package managernpm
Package manager pagehttps://www.npmjs.com/package/tape
Homepagehttps://github.com/tape-testing/tape
Repositoryhttps://github.com/tape-testing/tape
Upstream docshttps://github.com/tape-testing/tape
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://registry.npmjs.org/tape/-/tape-5.10.2.tgz
Issue trackerhttps://github.com/tape-testing/tape/issues
Last updated2026-06-18T18:04:06.475Z
Published2026-06-18T18:04:06.475Z
Pulseupdated
Dependencies@ljharb/now, @ljharb/resumer, @ljharb/through, array.prototype.every, call-bind, call-bound, deep-equal, defined, dotignore, es-object-atoms, for-each, get-package-type, glob, has-dynamic-import, hasown, inherits, is-regex, minimist, mock-property, object-inspect, object-is, object-keys, object.assign, resolve, string.prototype.trim
Build dependencies@arethetypeswrong/cli, @ljharb/eslint-config, @ljharb/tsconfig, @types/array.prototype.every, @types/array.prototype.flatmap, @types/call-bind, @types/concat-stream, @types/deep-equal, @types/defined, @types/falafel, @types/get-package-type, @types/glob, @types/inherits, @types/js-yaml, @types/minimist, @types/node, @types/object-inspect, @types/object-is, @types/object-keys, @types/object.assign, @types/readable-stream, @types/semver, @types/string.prototype.trim, @types/tap, array.prototype.flatmap, auto-changelog, concat-stream, cross-env, eclint, ecstatic, es-value-fixtures, eslint, falafel, jackspeak, jiti, js-yaml, npm-run-posix-or-windows, npmignore, nyc, safe-publish-latest, semver, tap, tap-parser, typescript
Bottlenot recorded
npm postinstallnot defined
Servicenone declared
Keywordstap, test, harness, assert, browser

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Source database details

Source Databasenpm registry
Dist Tags
Latest
5.10.2
Next
5.3.0
V4.x Latest
4.17.0
Version Count161
Maintainers
  • ljharb
  • domenic
  • raynos
AuthorJordan Harband
Publisherljharb
Fundinghttps://github.com/sponsors/ljharb
Integritysha512-MfhVVAWa834kfYL4KgrqHblWfwkjaQvfaQhAX/bBTNQsK8oJ4ztpUe7jiemR2Vegw4pYwpnQMy51MhEmRzbbsg==
Shasum6cc893de06a055181a30b975833e270582e8775a
Unpacked Size476,761
File Count0
Created At2012-11-25T17:10:27.951Z
Latest Published At2026-06-18T18:04:06.475Z
Modified At2026-06-18T18:04:06.575Z

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  • faucetLocal metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: array, cli, defined, developer, developer-tools.
  • testBoth packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, minimist, node.
  • istanbul-mergeLocal package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: array, cli, developer, developer-tools, each.

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