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tar-stream

npm · v3.2.2 · MIT

tar-stream is a streaming tar parser and generator and nothing else. It operates purely using streams which means you can easily extract/parse tarballs without ever hitting the file system.

Not filed under any category yet: no assignment reached confidence 0.5.

Install

npm install tar-stream

Adoption

Downloads (30 days)
407.8M
Observeddownloads / 30 days
Popularity
Top 10% on npm
Derived98th percentile within npm
Dependents
1.3K
Observedpackages that depend on it
Maintenance
0.83
DerivedRelease cadence and recency, 0 to 1
Releases per year
5.3
68 versions over its life

Growth by period

Derived by Crest of Tech from two observations of npm’s own figure, a period apart. Nothing is stored or estimated: without an observation near the period’s start, the period is still collecting.

7 days
Collectinghistory
Collecting
30 days
+1.8% · 30d
Derived+7.3M downloads / 30 days, SEP 24 → OCT 24
90 days
+16.4% · 90d
Derived+57.4M downloads / 30 days, JUL 26 → OCT 24
1 year
+136.8% · 1y
Derived+235.6M downloads / 30 days, NOV 3 → OCT 24

Adoption historydownloads / 30 days · 73 observations

JUL 26, 2026: 350,312,899 downloads / 30 daysJUL 27, 2026: 360,668,774 downloads / 30 daysJUL 28, 2026: 371,342,337 downloads / 30 daysJUL 29, 2026: 373,844,554 downloads / 30 daysJUL 30, 2026: 376,004,469 downloads / 30 daysJUL 31, 2026: 376,273,759 downloads / 30 daysAUG 1, 2026: 369,105,829 downloads / 30 daysAUG 2, 2026: 365,231,229 downloads / 30 daysAUG 3, 2026: 375,963,412 downloads / 30 daysAUG 4, 2026: 387,757,022 downloads / 30 daysAUG 5, 2026: 390,959,706 downloads / 30 daysAUG 6, 2026: 389,634,306 downloads / 30 daysAUG 7, 2026: 390,010,566 downloads / 30 daysAUG 8, 2026: 382,456,140 downloads / 30 daysAUG 9, 2026: 376,213,512 downloads / 30 daysAUG 10, 2026: 386,234,506 downloads / 30 daysAUG 11, 2026: 403,273,497 downloads / 30 daysAUG 12, 2026: 405,240,694 downloads / 30 daysAUG 13, 2026: 406,748,571 downloads / 30 daysAUG 14, 2026: 391,426,431 downloads / 30 daysAUG 15, 2026: 383,258,272 downloads / 30 daysAUG 16, 2026: 376,677,317 downloads / 30 daysAUG 17, 2026: 384,933,608 downloads / 30 daysAUG 18, 2026: 396,016,379 downloads / 30 daysAUG 19, 2026: 398,559,750 downloads / 30 daysAUG 20, 2026: 399,260,714 downloads / 30 daysAUG 21, 2026: 397,989,390 downloads / 30 daysAUG 22, 2026: 389,263,717 downloads / 30 daysAUG 23, 2026: 382,383,689 downloads / 30 daysAUG 24, 2026: 392,420,012 downloads / 30 daysAUG 25, 2026: 403,605,895 downloads / 30 daysAUG 26, 2026: 405,487,962 downloads / 30 daysAUG 27, 2026: 406,537,238 downloads / 30 daysAUG 28, 2026: 405,745,475 downloads / 30 daysAUG 29, 2026: 396,634,933 downloads / 30 daysAUG 30, 2026: 389,896,880 downloads / 30 daysAUG 31, 2026: 399,368,147 downloads / 30 daysSEP 1, 2026: 411,017,625 downloads / 30 daysSEP 2, 2026: 414,474,035 downloads / 30 daysSEP 3, 2026: 397,153,642 downloads / 30 daysSEP 4, 2026: 396,951,639 downloads / 30 daysSEP 5, 2026: 391,607,333 downloads / 30 daysSEP 6, 2026: 384,491,950 downloads / 30 daysSEP 7, 2026: 377,266,032 downloads / 30 daysSEP 8, 2026: 369,873,980 downloads / 30 daysSEP 9, 2026: 373,162,490 downloads / 30 daysSEP 10, 2026: 375,488,910 downloads / 30 daysSEP 11, 2026: 375,581,714 downloads / 30 daysSEP 12, 2026: 366,657,015 downloads / 30 daysSEP 13, 2026: 374,896,697 downloads / 30 daysSEP 14, 2026: 386,617,027 downloads / 30 daysSEP 15, 2026: 379,300,664 downloads / 30 daysSEP 16, 2026: 383,641,185 downloads / 30 daysSEP 17, 2026: 385,098,643 downloads / 30 daysSEP 18, 2026: 385,191,893 downloads / 30 daysSEP 19, 2026: 376,576,085 downloads / 30 daysSEP 20, 2026: 369,897,106 downloads / 30 daysSEP 21, 2026: 381,110,201 downloads / 30 daysSEP 22, 2026: 393,723,124 downloads / 30 daysSEP 23, 2026: 397,702,600 downloads / 30 daysSEP 24, 2026: 400,430,526 downloads / 30 daysSEP 25, 2026: 401,376,902 downloads / 30 daysSEP 26, 2026: 393,035,107 downloads / 30 daysSEP 27, 2026: 387,113,824 downloads / 30 daysSEP 28, 2026: 401,117,600 downloads / 30 daysSEP 29, 2026: 415,837,645 downloads / 30 daysSEP 30, 2026: 421,532,739 downloads / 30 daysOCT 1, 2026: 425,349,636 downloads / 30 daysOCT 2, 2026: 425,138,471 downloads / 30 daysOCT 3, 2026: 435,261,830 downloads / 30 daysOCT 4, 2026: 428,423,657 downloads / 30 daysOCT 5, 2026: 428,423,657 downloads / 30 daysOCT 24, 2026: 407,752,368 downloads / 30 days
Table of observations (73)
Daydownloads / 30 daysDependents
OCT 24, 2026407,752,3681,254
OCT 5, 2026428,423,657Not observed
OCT 4, 2026428,423,657Not observed
OCT 3, 2026435,261,830Not observed
OCT 2, 2026425,138,471Not observed
OCT 1, 2026425,349,636Not observed
SEP 30, 2026421,532,739Not observed
SEP 29, 2026415,837,645Not observed
SEP 28, 2026401,117,600Not observed
SEP 27, 2026387,113,824Not observed
SEP 26, 2026393,035,107Not observed
SEP 25, 2026401,376,902Not observed
SEP 24, 2026400,430,526Not observed
SEP 23, 2026397,702,600Not observed
SEP 22, 2026393,723,124Not observed
SEP 21, 2026381,110,201Not observed
SEP 20, 2026369,897,106Not observed
SEP 19, 2026376,576,085Not observed
SEP 18, 2026385,191,893Not observed
SEP 17, 2026385,098,643Not observed
SEP 16, 2026383,641,185Not observed
SEP 15, 2026379,300,664Not observed
SEP 14, 2026386,617,027Not observed
SEP 13, 2026374,896,697Not observed
SEP 12, 2026366,657,015Not observed
SEP 11, 2026375,581,714Not observed
SEP 10, 2026375,488,910Not observed
SEP 9, 2026373,162,490Not observed
SEP 8, 2026369,873,980Not observed
SEP 7, 2026377,266,032Not observed
SEP 6, 2026384,491,950Not observed
SEP 5, 2026391,607,333Not observed
SEP 4, 2026396,951,639Not observed
SEP 3, 2026397,153,642Not observed
SEP 2, 2026414,474,035Not observed
SEP 1, 2026411,017,625Not observed
AUG 31, 2026399,368,147Not observed
AUG 30, 2026389,896,880Not observed
AUG 29, 2026396,634,933Not observed
AUG 28, 2026405,745,475Not observed
AUG 27, 2026406,537,238Not observed
AUG 26, 2026405,487,962Not observed
AUG 25, 2026403,605,895Not observed
AUG 24, 2026392,420,012Not observed
AUG 23, 2026382,383,689Not observed
AUG 22, 2026389,263,717Not observed
AUG 21, 2026397,989,390Not observed
AUG 20, 2026399,260,714Not observed
AUG 19, 2026398,559,750Not observed
AUG 18, 2026396,016,379Not observed
AUG 17, 2026384,933,608Not observed
AUG 16, 2026376,677,317Not observed
AUG 15, 2026383,258,272Not observed
AUG 14, 2026391,426,431Not observed
AUG 13, 2026406,748,571Not observed
AUG 12, 2026405,240,694Not observed
AUG 11, 2026403,273,497Not observed
AUG 10, 2026386,234,506Not observed
AUG 9, 2026376,213,512Not observed
AUG 8, 2026382,456,140Not observed
AUG 7, 2026390,010,566Not observed
AUG 6, 2026389,634,306Not observed
AUG 5, 2026390,959,706Not observed
AUG 4, 2026387,757,022Not observed
AUG 3, 2026375,963,412Not observed
AUG 2, 2026365,231,229Not observed
AUG 1, 2026369,105,829Not observed
JUL 31, 2026376,273,759Not observed
JUL 30, 2026376,004,469Not observed
JUL 29, 2026373,844,554Not observed
JUL 28, 2026371,342,337Not observed
JUL 27, 2026360,668,774Not observed
JUL 26, 2026350,312,899Not observed

Facts from the registry

Latest version
v3.2.2
68 versions
First published
DEC 20, 2013
Last release
OCT 2, 2026
22d ago
Licence
MIT
Links
npm page
Homepage · github.com

Repository

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mafintosh/tar-stream

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Dependencies latest version · v3.2.2

Runtime 4

  • b4a^1.9.0
  • bare-fs^4.8.2
  • fast-fifo^1.3.2
  • streamx^2.28.1

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