Alternate Fetch Dependency Sizes for Node

by edm00se
Download
.json - original recording .txt - plain text version .gif - animated GIF
macOS • xterm-256color • zsh 1552 views

I was looking to use a node equivalent to the fetch (window.fetch) API for use in node and had settled on the node-fetch package. I realized that I could probably use something slimmer, so I started looking around.

For alternatives, I looked at node-fetch, got, and my personal favorite, axios. Bundlephobia.com lists sizes, but only gzipped or min+gzip (aka for network download impact), but I was more concerned about file system impact; for node dependencies while being included for a serverless function. File size is somewhat nebulous based on differences between OS, npm version, and with other considerations; so it’s no wonder it’s not easy to just show and have a value.

My test shown above was run with Node LTS (8.9.x) and npm (5.6.x) on macOS High Sierra (10.13.1).

Other great online comparison tools, neither of which showed some of the other considerations for comparing node packages:

More recordings by edm00se

gitbook-cli security issues 1:05

by edm00se

Running a Shell Script in a Docker Container 1:22

by edm00se

yo xsp 0:43

by edm00se

Git "Squash" of Commits 2:33

by edm00se
Share this recording
https://asciinema.org/a/153546
Copied!

Append ?t=30 to start the playback at 30s, ?t=3:20 to start the playback at 3m 20s.

See sharing docs for more link customization options.

Embed as image link

Use snippets below to display a preview image linking to this recording.
Ideal for places where scripts are not allowed, such as project README files.

HTML: 

<a href="https://asciinema.org/a/153546" target="_blank"><img src="https://asciinema.org/a/153546.svg" /></a>
Copied!

Markdown: 

[![asciicast](https://asciinema.org/a/153546.svg)](https://asciinema.org/a/153546)
Copied!

Embed the player

If you're embedding on your own page or on a site which permits script tags, you can use the full player widget:

<script src="https://asciinema.org/a/153546.js" id="asciicast-153546" async="true"></script>
Copied!

Paste the above script tag where you want the player to be displayed on your page.

See embedding docs for more player customization options.

Download this recording

You can download this recording in asciicast v1 format, as a .json file.

Download

Replay in terminal

You can replay the downloaded recording in your terminal using the asciinema play command: 

asciinema play 153546.json
Copied!

If you don't have asciinema CLI installed then see installation instructions.

Use with stand-alone player on your website

Download asciinema player from the releases page (you only need .js and .css file), then use it like this: 

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/assets/asciinema-player.css" />
</head>
<body>
  <div id="player"></div>
  <script src="/assets/asciinema-player.min.js"></script>
  <script>
    AsciinemaPlayer.create(
      '/assets/153546.json',
      document.getElementById('player'),
      { cols: 130, rows: 35 }
    );
  </script>
</body>
</html>

See asciinema player quick-start guide for full usage instructions.

Generate GIF from this recording

While this site doesn't provide GIF conversion at the moment, you can still do it yourself with the help of asciinema GIF generator utility - agg.

Once you have it installed, generate a GIF with the following command:

agg https://asciinema.org/a/153546 demo.gif
Copied!

Or, if you already downloaded the recording file:

agg demo.cast demo.gif
Copied!

Check agg --help for all available options. You can change font family and size, select color theme, adjust speed and more.

See agg manual for full usage instructions.