modernized-js

Maintained forks of unmaintained npm packages, kept byte-compatible.

Note

Drop-in replacement. Change the import path. That's all.

- import x from 'package';
+ import x from '@modernized/package';

Packages

Package	npm	Original	Status
`@modernized/jpeg-exif`	npm dl	`jpeg-exif` (deprecated)	✅ Published
`@modernized/arxiv-api`	npm dl	`arxiv-api`	✅ Published
`@modernized/fluent-ffmpeg`	npm dl	`fluent-ffmpeg` (deprecated)	✅ Published
`@modernized/exifr`	npm dl	`exifr`	✅ Published

🦺 TypeScript source with bundled .d.ts — strict typing, no any, no as casts
📦 Dual ESM + CJS publish — both import and require work out of the box
🟩 Modern Node — engines.node: ">=22"
🧪 Native test runner — node:test + node:assert, coverage gated in CI (90 / 70 / 90)
🧹 Strict lint — ESLint 10 + unicorn + promise, complexity ≤ 15, max-lines-per-function ≤ 50
✅ CI matrix — Linux / macOS / Windows ×ばつ Node 22 / 24
🔒 API stays byte-compatible — no breaking changes; new functionality is additive only

Got a dependency that's been abandoned and you'd love a modernized fork?

Tip

Org-level requests (please fork X, roadmap ideas) → modernized-js/.github issues

Package-specific bugs / improvements → that package's own repo (e.g. modernized-js/jpeg-exif)

Or open a PR with a new fork following the established pattern: TS, dual ESM/CJS, Node 22+, strict lint, native testing.

Each fork goes through the same arc:

Import the upstream tarball into a fresh repo, preserve the original LICENSE / authorship.
Replace the build / test / lint toolchain.
Migrate source to TypeScript (git mv so history follows).
Add a dual ESM + CJS build via tsc ×ばつ 2 configs.
Refactor for readability — split monolithic files, drop module-level mutable state.
Tighten lint, gate CI on coverage.
Tag, GitHub Release, npm publish under @modernized.