Package

option

The option type, also known as the maybe type, for JavaScript

v0.2.4, 23 Jun 2017BSD-2-Clause-Types: None

$ npm install option

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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 5.9m; +661% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 0; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 9 years ago; v0.2.4
GitHub stars: 24; 7 forks
Open issues / PRs: 1 / 1
Contributors: -
Commits, last 52 weeks: 0

Downloads

Last week 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-21

Weekly npm downloads, one point per week, weeks starting 23 Sept 2025 to 15 Sept 2026. The y axis starts at zero.

5,905,764 downloads last week, 29,091,637 in the last month. The 12-month change of +661% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: 05 in total
Latest version: 0.2.4, 23 Jun 20179 years ago
First published: 25 Aug 2012
Last push to GitHub: 9 Nov 20173,241 days before the snapshot
Repository archived: No
Open issues: 1
Open pull requests: 1
Commits, last 52 weeks: 0
Dependents on npm: -

Major versions

v0 first release 0.2.0, 25 Aug 2012

Recent releases

Version	Published
0.2.4	23 Jun 2017
0.2.3	25 Feb 2016
0.2.2	12 Jun 2015
0.2.1	14 Apr 2013
0.2.0	25 Aug 2012

Compatibility

Module format: -Not determined from package.json
TypeScript types: None
Node.js engine range: Not declared
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): -
Dependencies (0): None

Install

npm install option

CDN

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/option@0.2.4/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/option@0.2.4/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/option@0.2.4

Sources: npm registry, npm downloads API, GitHub API. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

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