| ▲ | thorum 6 days ago | |
> npm scripts make a http call to the npm registry each time they run, which means they are a terrible way to execute a health check. Is this true? I couldn’t find another source discussing it. That would be insane behavior for a package manager. | ||
| ▲ | jrasm91 6 days ago | parent | next [-] | |
https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v6/using-npm/config#update-notifi... https://github.com/npm/cli/blob/5d82d0b4a4bd1424031fb68b4df7... | ||
| ▲ | dgoldstein0 6 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
It might be referring to the check if whether npm is up to date so it can prompt you to update if it isn't? | ||
| ▲ | skacekamen 6 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
probably an update check? It definitely sometimes shows an update banner | ||
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