{"id":12979,"library":"color-parser","title":"CSS Color String Parser","description":"This package provides a utility for parsing basic CSS color string formats, including hexadecimal (short and long), RGB, and RGBA. It transforms these strings into an object with `r`, `g`, `b`, and `a` properties, representing red, green, blue, and alpha values respectively. The package is currently at version 0.1.0, last updated over nine years ago, and appears to be an early, unmaintained release. Its original documentation mentions 'component install', suggesting it predates widespread npm adoption for front-end assets or was part of a now-obsolete module ecosystem. Given its very low version number, lack of updates, and vintage installation instructions, it is highly probable that this project has been abandoned. There's no clear release cadence, and it lacks common differentiators found in modern color libraries, such as support for HSL/HSLA, named colors, color space conversions, or advanced manipulation functions.","status":"abandoned","version":"0.1.0","language":"javascript","source_language":"en","source_url":null,"tags":["javascript","color","parse","parser","css"],"install":[{"cmd":"npm install color-parser","lang":"bash","label":"npm"},{"cmd":"yarn add color-parser","lang":"bash","label":"yarn"},{"cmd":"pnpm add color-parser","lang":"bash","label":"pnpm"}],"dependencies":[],"imports":[{"note":"This package is CommonJS-only and does not provide an ESM export. Direct `import` statements will fail.","wrong":"import parse from 'color-parser';","symbol":"parse","correct":"const parse = require('color-parser');"},{"note":"The package exports a single default function, not named exports. Named imports will result in undefined.","wrong":"import { parse } from 'color-parser';","symbol":"parse","correct":"const parse = require('color-parser');"}],"quickstart":{"code":"const parseColor = require('color-parser');\n\nconst hexShort = parseColor('#fc0');\nconsole.log('Hex (short):', hexShort);\n// Expected: { r: 255, g: 204, b: 0, a: 1 }\n\nconst hexLong = parseColor('#ffcc00');\nconsole.log('Hex (long):', hexLong);\n// Expected: { r: 255, g: 204, b: 0, a: 1 }\n\nconst rgb = parseColor('rgb(255, 204, 0)');\nconsole.log('RGB:', rgb);\n// Expected: { r: 255, g: 204, b: 0, a: 1 }\n\nconst rgba = parseColor('rgba(255, 204, 0, 0.5)');\nconsole.log('RGBA:', rgba);\n// Expected: { r: 255, g: 204, b: 0, a: 0.5 }\n\n// Invalid color string example\nconst invalid = parseColor('not-a-color');\nconsole.log('Invalid color:', invalid);\n// Expected: null or throws an error (library behavior needs testing for invalid inputs)","lang":"javascript","description":"Demonstrates parsing various CSS color formats (short hex, long hex, RGB, RGBA) into an object with `r`, `g`, `b`, `a` properties using CommonJS `require`."},"warnings":[{"fix":"Migrate to a actively maintained color parsing and manipulation library such as `color`, `colord`, or `tinycolor2`.","message":"This package is effectively abandoned, last published over nine years ago. It should not be used in new projects due to lack of maintenance, security updates, and modern feature support.","severity":"breaking","affected_versions":"<=0.1.0"},{"fix":"If you must use this package in an ESM context, a CJS-to-ESM wrapper might be necessary, or configure your bundler to handle CJS modules. However, migration to a modern library is strongly recommended.","message":"The package is CommonJS-only (uses `require`). It does not provide ESM exports, which can cause issues with modern bundlers (e.g., Webpack 5, Vite, Rollup) or environments that strictly enforce ESM.","severity":"gotcha","affected_versions":"0.1.0"},{"fix":"Create a `color-parser.d.ts` file with basic type declarations for its `parse` function, or ideally, migrate to a library with built-in TypeScript support.","message":"There are no TypeScript type definitions available for this package. Using it in a TypeScript project will require manual type declarations (`declare module 'color-parser'`).","severity":"gotcha","affected_versions":"0.1.0"},{"fix":"For comprehensive CSS color parsing and manipulation, choose a more robust and actively maintained library.","message":"The package only supports a limited set of CSS color formats (hex, rgb, rgba). It does not support HSL/HSLA, named CSS colors, currentColor, or system colors, which are common in modern CSS.","severity":"gotcha","affected_versions":"0.1.0"}],"env_vars":null,"last_verified":"2026-04-19T00:00:00.000Z","next_check":"2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z","problems":[{"fix":"Ensure your bundler correctly handles CommonJS interoperability for legacy packages, or use `const parse = require('color-parser');` in a CJS context. The best fix is to replace the package with a modern alternative.","cause":"Attempting to import and use the CommonJS-only package in an ESM environment with a bundler that creates an interoperability layer, often resulting in `.a` or `.default` access.","error":"TypeError: color_parser__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_0___default.a is not a function"},{"fix":"This package is designed for Node.js CommonJS environments. For browser usage, it needs to be bundled with tools like Webpack or Browserify, or more practically, replaced with a browser-compatible ESM color library.","cause":"Running JavaScript code containing `require()` directly in a browser environment or an ESM-only Node.js module without a compatible bundler or transpilation step.","error":"ReferenceError: require is not defined"},{"fix":"Ensure the package is installed via `npm install color-parser` or `yarn add color-parser` and that your project's `node_modules` directory is correctly set up and accessible.","cause":"The package is not installed, or the Node.js module resolution path cannot locate it.","error":"Error: Cannot find module 'color-parser'"}],"ecosystem":"npm","meta_description":null,"install_score":null,"install_tag":null,"quickstart_score":null,"quickstart_tag":null,"pypi_latest":null,"cli_name":""}