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To install Retire.js:

  1. Create and navigate to the retire-tool subfolder
  2. Run npm install. This installs Retire.js and creates retire-tool/package.json and retire-tool/package-lock.json tracking the installation.
    Note:
  • The root package.json and package-lock.json are gitignored, so a dedicated subfolder was created to maintain trackable file changes.
  • To run the tool from the retire-tool subfolder: npx retire --path ..

retire-terminal-output.txt is a text file containing the terminal output from the tool.

Pros:

  • Automatically detects known vulnerable dependency versions without requiring any tests to be written
  • Catches real, CVE-tracked vulnerabilities with severity ratings
  • Fast to run
  • Outputs both human-readable terminal output and machine-readable JSON, making it easy to review manually or integrate into automated pipelines later

Cons

  • Cannot test actual runtime behavior since it is a static analysis tool
  • Produces noise from indirect dependencies outside of developer control such as third-party packages that the team does not directly manage or update
  • Like jshint, customization becomes necessary for realistic use
  • Retire.js does not suggest remediation commands, it identifies the problem but leaves fixing it entirely to the developer

@tharsono tharsono changed the title feat: install and ran retire.js feat: install and run retire.js Mar 12, 2026
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