Tar for Node.js

node-tar is a robust and fast full-featured library for creating and extracting tar archives in Node.js, designed to mimic the `tar(1)` utility on Unix systems. The current stable version is 7.5.13, requiring Node.js >=18. It prioritizes security, implementing extensive hardening measures against various filesystem-based attacks, such as path traversal, symbolic link manipulation, and malicious file types, especially critical for use cases like the npm registry. Unlike many ad-hoc tar implementations, node-tar has undergone years of scrutiny and intensive use, making it one of the most secure JavaScript tar extractors available. While it doesn't have a fixed release cadence, updates are issued as needed for bug fixes, security patches, or feature enhancements.