Package

ref

Turn Buffer instances into "pointers"

v1.3.5, 29 Aug 2017MITCommonJSTypes: None

$ npm install ref

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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 3.3k; -35% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 3; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 9 years ago; v1.3.5
GitHub stars: 455; 137 forks
Open issues / PRs: 23 / 8
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.

3,338 downloads last week, 15,279 in the last month. The 12-month change of -35% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: -
Latest version: 1.3.5, 29 Aug 20179 years ago
First published: -
Last push to GitHub: 8 Aug 20231,143 days before the snapshot
Repository archived: No
Open issues: 23
Open pull requests: 8
Commits, last 52 weeks: 0
Dependents on npm: 240

Major versions

Recent releases

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 (3): nandebugbindings

Install

npm install ref

CDN

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/ref@1.3.5/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/ref@1.3.5/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/ref@1.3.5

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

Indexability: Not indexed (discovery only): downloads_week 3338 < 10000; no category.