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should

test framework agnostic BDD-style assertions

v13.2.3, 30 Jul 2018MITESM + CommonJSTypes: BundledTesting
$ npm install should

Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026
Weekly downloads
3.4m
+37% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size
-
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Dependencies
5
Direct, from package.json
Last release
8 years ago
v13.2.3
GitHub stars
1.9k
119 forks
Open issues / PRs
8 / 3
Contributors
-
Commits, last 52 weeks
0

Downloads

Last week 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-21
02m4m6mSept 2025Mar 2026Sept 2026High 5.1m (18 Aug 2026)Low 1.5m (23 Dec 2025)
Weekly npm downloads, one point per week, weeks starting 23 Sept 2025 to 15 Sept 2026. The y axis starts at zero.

3,377,162 downloads last week, 16,653,326 in the last month. The 12-month change of +37% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Releases, last 12 months
0113 in total
Latest version
13.2.3, 30 Jul 20188 years ago
First published
6 Apr 2011
Last push to GitHub
29 Oct 20192,522 days before the snapshot
Repository archived
Yes
Open issues
8
Open pull requests
3
Commits, last 52 weeks
0
Dependents on npm
1,159

Major versions

  1. v13 first release 13.0.0, 5 Sept 2017
  2. v12 first release 12.0.0, 28 Aug 2017
  3. v11 first release 11.0.0, 10 Aug 2016
  4. v10 first release 10.0.0, 18 Jul 2016
  5. v9 first release 9.0.0, 30 May 2016
  6. v8 first release 8.0.0, 8 Dec 2015
  7. v7 first release 7.0.0, 18 Jun 2015
  8. v6 first release 6.0.0, 15 Apr 2015
  9. v5 first release 5.0.0, 10 Feb 2015
  10. v4 first release 4.0.0, 29 May 2014
  11. v3 first release 3.0.0, 17 Jan 2014
  12. v2 first release 2.0.0, 10 Oct 2013
  13. v1 first release 1.0.0, 17 Jul 2012
  14. v0 first release 0.0.1, 6 Apr 2011

Recent releases

VersionPublished
13.2.330 Jul 2018
13.2.226 Jul 2018
13.2.112 Jan 2018
13.2.027 Dec 2017
13.1.328 Oct 2017
13.1.210 Oct 2017
13.1.17 Oct 2017
13.1.020 Sept 2017
13.0.16 Sept 2017
13.0.05 Sept 2017
12.0.028 Aug 2017
11.2.19 Mar 2017
11.2.027 Jan 2017
11.1.210 Dec 2016
Module format
ESM + CommonJSFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types
Bundled
Node.js engine range
Not declared
Runtimes
-
Unpacked size (npm)
398 kB
Dependencies (5)
should-typeshould-utilshould-equalshould-formatshould-type-adaptors
npm install should
  • jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/should@13.2.3/
  • unpkghttps://unpkg.com/should@13.2.3/
  • esm.shhttps://esm.sh/should@13.2.3
PackageWeekly downloadsGzipLast releaseModuleComparison
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jasmine-core5m-1 month agoCommonJS-
@nightwatch/chai41.9k-2 years agoESM + CommonJS-
tap284k-21 days agoESM + CommonJS-
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mocha10.8m-7 days agoESM only-
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