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h2non/toxy

Hackable HTTP proxy for resiliency testing and simulated network conditions

Archived

Stack

JavaScript Express npm

GitHub topics

#failover #failure #http-proxy #network #proxy #reactive

Updated: 2022-02-17
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-07-29
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 15 open

2,713

stars

Forks: 80
Commits: 263 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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sindresorhus/trash

Move files and directories to the trash

Stack

JavaScript npm

GitHub topics

#delete #nodejs #npm-package #recycle-bin #trash

Updated: 2026-09-18
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-05-13
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 2 open

2,665

stars

Forks: 82
Commits: 177 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
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sindresorhus/globby

User-friendly glob matching

Stack

JavaScript npm

GitHub topics

#directories #files #glob #globbing #javascript #matching

Updated: 2026-08-19
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-06-21
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 0 open

2,647

stars

Forks: 141
Commits: 271 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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alexfernandez/loadtest

Runs a load test on the selected URL. Fast and easy to use. Can be integrated in your own workflow using the API.

Stack

JavaScript npm

GitHub topics

#loadtesting #nodejs #performance #testing-tools

Updated: 2026-01-13
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2013-06-21
History: 9 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 0 open

2,629

stars

Forks: 211
Commits: 636 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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testcontainers/testcontainers-node

Testcontainers is a NodeJS library that supports tests, providing lightweight, throwaway instances of common databases, Selenium web browsers, or anything else that can run in a Docker container.

AI dev

Stack

TypeScript npm pip

GitHub topics

#docker #node #testcontainers #testing

Updated: 2026-10-12
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-01-05
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 7 open

2,625

stars

Forks: 274
Commits: 1,262 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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alibaba/pipcook

Machine learning platform for Web developers

Stack

TypeScript Express npm

GitHub topics

#js #machine-learning #pipeline #tensorflow

Updated: 2026-10-12
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2019-12-05
History: 1 history point
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 74 open

2,594

stars

Forks: 212
Commits: 692 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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microsoft/nodejs-guidelines

Tips, tricks, and resources for working with Node.js, and the start of an ongoing conversation on how we can improve the Node.js experience on Microsoft platforms.

Archived

Updated: 2023-02-12
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-09-26
History: 1 history point
License: Unknown
Issues: 19 open

2,492

stars

Forks: 276
Commits: 184 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
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tapjs/tapjs

Test Anything Protocol tools for node

Stack

JavaScript React npm

GitHub topics

#assert #bdd #code-coverage #commonjs #esm #framework

Updated: 2026-09-03
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2011-03-18
History: 1 history point
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 16 open

2,424

stars

Forks: 283
Commits: 3,931 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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nodenv/nodenv

Manage your app's Node.js environment

Stack

Shell npm

GitHub topics

#node #nodejs #nodenv #shell #version-manager

Updated: 2026-10-12
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2011-08-01
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 11 open

2,418

stars

Forks: 171
Commits: 1,378 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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actionhero/actionhero

Actionhero is a realtime multi-transport nodejs API Server with integrated cluster capabilities and delayed tasks

Stack

TypeScript npm

GitHub topics

#actionhero #api #api-server #async-await #cluster #delayed-jobs

Updated: 2026-07-23
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2011-09-30
History: 1 history point
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 44 open

2,414

stars

Forks: 255
Commits: 5,386 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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graphile/worker

High performance Node.js/PostgreSQL job queue (also suitable for getting jobs generated by PostgreSQL triggers/functions out into a different work queue)

Stack

TypeScript React npm Yarn

GitHub topics

#graphile #job-queue #node #nodejs #postgres #postgresql

Updated: 2026-10-09
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-03-01
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 37 open

2,409

stars

Forks: 127
Commits: 1,620 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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EyalAr/lwip

Light Weight Image Processor for NodeJS

Stack

C npm

Updated: 2022-04-19
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-06-28
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 123 open

2,354

stars

Forks: 225
Commits: 289 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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ladjs/lad

Node.js framework made by a former @expressjs TC and @koajs team member. Built for @forwardemail, @spamscanner, @breejs, @cabinjs, and @lassjs.

Stack

JavaScript npm Yarn

GitHub topics

#api #async-await #ava #aws #boilerplate #bootstrap

Updated: 2025-11-29
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-09-04
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 61 open

2,285

stars

Forks: 153
Commits: 343 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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thlorenz/v8-perf

⏱️ Notes and resources related to v8 and thus Node.js performance

Stack

JavaScript npm

Updated: 2022-11-07
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-06-04
History: 1 history point
License: Unknown
Issues: 4 open

2,282

stars

Forks: 114
Commits: 22 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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audreyt/node-webworker-threads

Lightweight Web Worker API implementation with native threads

Stack

C++ npm

Updated: 2021-09-14
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2011-11-22
History: 1 history point
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 69 open

2,273

stars

Forks: 145
Commits: 256 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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eleith/emailjs

html emails and attachments to any smtp server with nodejs

Stack

TypeScript Vite npm

Updated: 2026-08-26
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2011-02-23
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 0 open

2,209

stars

Forks: 231
Commits: 628 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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marblejs/marble

Marble.js - functional reactive Node.js framework for building server-side applications, based on TypeScript and RxJS.

Stack

TypeScript npm Yarn

GitHub topics

#framework #functional-programming #javascript #marble #nodejs #observable

Updated: 2025-05-03
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-05-01
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 6 open

2,144

stars

Forks: 74
Commits: 1,222 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

vadimdemedes/trevor

🚦 Your own mini Travis CI to run tests locally

Stack

JavaScript npm

Updated: 2019-11-23
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-10-01
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 12 open

2,095

stars

Forks: 51
Commits: 78 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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SGrondin/bottleneck

Job scheduler and rate limiter, supports Clustering

Stack

JavaScript npm

GitHub topics

#clustering #limiter #rate-limiter #rate-limiting #scheduler #throttle

Updated: 2024-01-23
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2014-01-13
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 88 open

2,004

stars

Forks: 93
Commits: 333 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

GitHub

sindresorhus/clipboardy

Access the system clipboard (copy/paste)

Stack

JavaScript npm

Updated: 2026-07-23
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-12-04
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 0 open

1,983

stars

Forks: 71
Commits: 93 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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cossacklabs/themis

Easy to use cryptographic framework for data protection: secure messaging with forward secrecy and secure data storage. Has unified APIs across 14 platforms.

Stack

C Android Express React React Native Bundler Cargo CMake

GitHub topics

#asymmetric-cryptography #authentication #cryptography #cryptography-library #encryption #golang

Updated: 2026-04-24
Lists: 5 list mentions
First commit: 2014-09-13
History: 8 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 31 open

1,978

stars

Forks: 159
Commits: 1,832 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

moscajs/aedes

Barebone MQTT broker that can run on any stream server, the node way

Stack

JavaScript npm

GitHub topics

#aedes #hacktoberfest #iot #mosquitto #mqtt #mqtt-broker

Updated: 2026-10-06
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-01-11
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 93 open

1,974

stars

Forks: 239
Commits: 861 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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mafintosh/why-is-node-running

Node is running but you don't know why? why-is-node-running is here to help you.

Stack

JavaScript npm

Updated: 2026-10-09
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-02-09
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 12 open

1,946

stars

Forks: 52
Commits: 75 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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dominictarr/JSONStream

rawStream.pipe(JSONStream.parse()).pipe(streamOfObjects)

Archived

Stack

JavaScript npm

Updated: 2018-10-14
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2011-09-23
History: 1 history point
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 54 open

1,927

stars

Forks: 163
Commits: 222 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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bbc/sqs-consumer

Build Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS) based applications without the boilerplate

Stack

TypeScript Svelte Vite pnpm

GitHub topics

#aws-sqs #backend #ignorearchive #message-queue #nodejs #queue-consumer

Updated: 2026-10-12
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-10-25
History: 1 history point
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 12 open

1,908

stars

Forks: 337
Commits: 842 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

dominikwilkowski/cfonts

Sexy fonts for the console

Stack

Rust Cargo npm Yarn

GitHub topics

#ansi #ascii #ascii-art #chalk #cli #font

Updated: 2026-10-12
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2015-01-11
History: 1 history point
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 5 open

1,904

stars

Forks: 68
Commits: 586 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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kefirjs/kefir

A Reactive Programming library for JavaScript

Stack

JavaScript npm

GitHub topics

#frp #functional-programming #javascript #kefir #observable #reactive

Updated: 2024-06-20
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-05-04
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 41 open

1,887

stars

Forks: 96
Commits: 1,223 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

smrchy/rsmq

Redis Simple Message Queue

AI dev

Stack

JavaScript npm

GitHub topics

#fifo #message-queue #nodejs #npm #queue #redis

Updated: 2026-07-29
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-06-02
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 25 open

1,824

stars

Forks: 121
Commits: 145 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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sindresorhus/is

Type check values

AI dev

Stack

TypeScript npm

GitHub topics

#assertions #is #node-module #npm-package #type-check #type-detection

Updated: 2026-09-18
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-09-21
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 0 open

1,798

stars

Forks: 134
Commits: 257 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

GitHub

ekalinin/nodeenv

Virtual environment for Node.js & integrator with virtualenv

Stack

Python pytest PEP 517 pip

GitHub topics

#nodejs #python #virtualenv #virtualenvironment

Updated: 2026-10-04
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2011-03-26
History: 1 history point
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 18 open

1,792

stars

Forks: 224
Commits: 797 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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