Package

optional

Allows you to optionally include modules without surrounding everything with 'try/catch'

v0.1.4, 13 Jul 2017MITCommonJSTypes: None

$ npm install optional

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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 324.3k; +19% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 0; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 9 years ago; v0.1.4
GitHub stars: -
Open issues / PRs: - / -
Contributors: -
Commits, last 52 weeks: -

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.

324,255 downloads last week, 1,664,562 in the last month. The 12-month change of +19% 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: 0.1.4, 13 Jul 20179 years ago
First published: 18 Jan 2013
Last push to GitHub: -
Repository archived: -
Open issues: -
Open pull requests: -
Commits, last 52 weeks: -
Dependents on npm: -

Major versions

v0 first release 0.1.0, 28 Sept 2014

Recent releases

Version	Published
0.1.4	13 Jul 2017
0.1.3	26 Feb 2015
0.1.2	10 Dec 2014
0.1.1	9 Dec 2014
0.1.0	28 Sept 2014

Compatibility

Module format: CommonJSFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types: None
Node.js engine range: Not declared
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): -
Dependencies (0): None

Install

npm install optional

CDN

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/optional@0.1.4/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/optional@0.1.4/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/optional@0.1.4

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

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