Package

should-type

Simple module to get instance type. Like a bit more advanced version of typeof

v1.4.0, 14 Aug 2016MITCommonJSTypes: None

$ npm install should-type

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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 3.3m; +48% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 0; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 10 years ago; v1.4.0
GitHub stars: 4; 3 forks
Open issues / PRs: 0 / 0
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.

3,346,057 downloads last week, 17,528,648 in the last month. The 12-month change of +48% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: 015 in total
Latest version: 1.4.0, 14 Aug 201610 years ago
First published: 6 Nov 2014
Last push to GitHub: 14 Aug 20163,693 days before the snapshot
Repository archived: No
Open issues: 0
Open pull requests: 0
Commits, last 52 weeks: 0
Dependents on npm: 10

Major versions

v1 first release 1.0.0, 23 May 2016
v0 first release 0.0.1, 6 Nov 2014

Recent releases

Version	Published
1.4.0	14 Aug 2016
1.3.0	8 Aug 2016
1.2.0	8 Aug 2016
1.1.0	4 Aug 2016
1.0.2	10 Jun 2016
1.0.1	23 May 2016
1.0.0	23 May 2016
0.2.0	18 Jun 2015
0.1.1	6 Jun 2015
0.1.0	4 Jun 2015
0.0.5	22 Apr 2015
0.0.4	8 Jan 2015
0.0.3	12 Dec 2014
0.0.2	12 Dec 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 should-type

CDN

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/should-type@1.4.0/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/should-type@1.4.0/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/should-type@1.4.0

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

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