平时逛 Github 或者 NPM 网站时候,在 README.md 中或多或少都会看到一些这样的图标:

在枯燥的文档中加入这样的图标能让文档的观感提升不少,且可以增加读者的信任度。
读者会认为这份文档你是认真写的,且看着比较专业。
认真 + 专业 = 信任 👍
原理
这些图标除了精美之外,它所展示的数据是实时的,这就非常酷了。
它让你文档呈现的数据永远都是准确的。
原理也较为简单,我们来解析一下这个路径:
https://img.shields.io/github/stars/vuejs/core?color=white&label
它就是往 img.shields.io
这个服务器请求图片,通过一定规则拼装出请求参数,让服务器知道我们需要什么数据。
示例的地址就是告诉服务器返回一张 表示 vue 仓库的 star 数量的图片
而这样的雷锋服务器目前我知道的有3个:
- shields.io/ 支持多种图标
- flat.badgen.net/ 支持多种图标
- packagephobia.com/ 只返回指定 npm 包所占用的内存大小
这些服务器会根据我们的请求参数,去获取数据源,将数据包装成一个漂亮的图标,返回给客户端。
我也想高大上
之前逛 NPM 的时候发现 got 这个包的 README.md 非常精美。作者列举了该库和其他类似库的一些对比数据,觉得非常专业。

于是我在写调研报告的时候也学着写了一个这样的表格:

表格看着是很舒服,可是编辑 markdown 的时候费了老命了。短短的一张对比表格,需要配置这么多的图片地址和图片链接,配置完了还得保证组合正确,瞬间觉得投入产出不成正比了。(除非写这样的报告可以拿奖金,否则不可能再写第二次!!)
如下文本是上面那张表格的 markdown 源码,来感受一下工作量:
## npm 包对比
| | [`yauzl`][ygit] | [`extract-zip`][egit] | [`adm-zip`][agit] | [`unzipper`][ugit] | [`archiver`][argit] |
| ------------------ | :-------------------: | :-------------------: | :-------------------: | :-------------------: | :---------------------: |
| Issues open | [![][yio]][yio_a] | [![][eio]][eio_a] | [![][aio]][aio_a] | [![][uio]][uio_a] | [![][ario]][ario_a] |
| Issues closed | [![][yic]][yic_a] | [![][eic]][eic_a] | [![][eic]][aic_a] | [![][uic]][uic_a] | [![][aric]][aric_a] |
| Downloads | [![][yd]][yd_a] | [![][ed]][ed_a] | [![][ad]][ad_a] | [![][ud]][ud_a] | [![][ard]][ard_a] |
| Bugs | [![][ybug]][ybug_a] | [![][ebug]][ebug_a] | [![][abug]][abug_a] | [![][ubug]][ubug_a] | [![][arbug]][arbug_a] |
| Dependents | [![][ydp]][ydp_a] | [![][edp]][edp_a] | [![][adp]][adp_a] | [![][udp]][udp_a] | [![][ardp]][ardp_a] |
| Install size | [![][ysize]][ysize_a] | [![][esize]][esize_a] | [![][asize]][asize_a] | [![][usize]][usize_a] | [![][arsize]][arsize_a] |
| GitHub stars | [![][ystar]][ygit] | [![][estar]][egit] | [![][astar]][agit] | [![][ustar]][ugit] | [![][arstar]][argit] |
| TypeScript support | [![][yts]][ygit] | [![][ets]][egit] | [![][ats]][agit] | [![][uts]][ugit] | [![][arts]][argit] |
| Last commit | [![][ycm]][ycm_a] | [![][ecm]][ecm_a] | [![][acm]][acm_a] | [![][ucm]][ucm_a] | [![][arcm]][arcm_a] |
| symlink support | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :x: | :question: | :question: |
<!-- https://gist.github.com/rxaviers/7360908 图标编码参考 -->
<!-- GITHUB -->
[ygit]: https://github.com/thejoshwolfe/yauzl
[egit]: https://github.com/max-mapper/extract-zip
[agit]: https://github.com/cthackers/adm-zip
[ugit]: https://github.com/ZJONSSON/node-unzipper
[argit]: https://github.com/archiverjs/node-archiver
<!-- ISSUES OPEN -->
[yio]: https://img.shields.io/github/issues-raw/thejoshwolfe/yauzl?color=gray&label
[eio]: https://img.shields.io/github/issues-raw/max-mapper/extract-zip?color=gray&label
[aio]: https://img.shields.io/github/issues-raw/cthackers/adm-zip?color=gray&label
[uio]: https://img.shields.io/github/issues-raw/ZJONSSON/node-unzipper?color=gray&label
[ario]: https://img.shields.io/github/issues-raw/archiverjs/node-archiver?color=gray&label
[yio_a]: https://github.com/thejoshwolfe/yauzl/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+sort%3Aupdated-desc
[eio_a]: https://github.com/max-mapper/extract-zip/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+sort%3Aupdated-desc
[aio_a]: https://github.com/cthackers/adm-zip/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+sort%3Aupdated-desc
[uio_a]: https://github.com/ZJONSSON/node-unzipper/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+sort%3Aupdated-desc
[ario_a]: https://github.com/archiverjs/node-archiver/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+sort%3Aupdated-desc
<!-- ISSUES CLOSED -->
[yic]: https://img.shields.io/github/issues-closed-raw/thejoshwolfe/yauzl?color=blue&label
[eic]: https://img.shields.io/github/issues-closed-raw/max-mapper/extract-zip?color=blue&label
[aic]: https://img.shields.io/github/issues-closed-raw/cthackers/adm-zip?color=blue&label
[uic]: https://img.shields.io/github/issues-closed-raw/ZJONSSON/node-unzipper?color=blue&label
[aric]: https://img.shields.io/github/issues-closed-raw/archiverjs/node-archiver?color=blue&label
[yic_a]: https://github.com/thejoshwolfe/yauzl/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aclosed+sort%3Aupdated-desc
[eic_a]: https://github.com/max-mapper/extract-zip/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aclosed+sort%3Aupdated-desc
[aic_a]: https://github.com/cthackers/adm-zip/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aclosed+sort%3Aupdated-desc
[uic_a]: https://github.com/ZJONSSON/node-unzipper/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aclosed+sort%3Aupdated-desc
[aric_a]: https://github.com/archiverjs/node-archiver/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aclosed+sort%3Aupdated-desc
<!-- DOWNLOADS -->
[yd]: https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/yauzl?color=darkgreen&label
[ed]: https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/extract-zip?color=darkgreen&label
[ad]: https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/adm-zip?color=darkgreen&label
[ud]: https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/unzipper?color=darkgreen&label
[ard]: https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/archiver?color=darkgreen&label
[yd_a]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/yauzl
[ed_a]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/extract-zip
[ad_a]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/adm-zip
[ud_a]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/unzipper
[ard_a]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/archiver
<!-- BUGS -->
[ybug]: https://img.shields.io/github/issues-raw/thejoshwolfe/yauzl/bug?color=darkred&label
[ebug]: https://img.shields.io/github/issues-raw/max-mapper/extract-zip/bug?color=darkred&label
[abug]: https://img.shields.io/github/issues-raw/cthackers/adm-zip/bug?color=darkred&label
[ubug]: https://img.shields.io/github/issues-raw/ZJONSSON/node-unzipper/bug-fix?color=darkred&label
[arbug]: https://img.shields.io/github/issues-raw/archiverjs/node-archiver/Bug?color=darkred&label
[ybug_a]: https://github.com/thejoshwolfe/yauzl/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+sort%3Aupdated-desc+label%3Abug
[ebug_a]: https://github.com/max-mapper/extract-zip/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+sort%3Aupdated-desc+label%3Abug
[abug_a]: https://github.com/cthackers/adm-zip/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+sort%3Aupdated-desc+label%3Abug
[ubug_a]: https://github.com/ZJONSSON/node-unzipper/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+sort%3Aupdated-desc+label%3A%22bug-fix%22
[arbug_a]: https://github.com/archiverjs/node-archiver/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+sort%3Aupdated-desc+label%3ABug
<!-- DEPENDENTS -->
[ydp]: https://badgen.net/npm/dependents/yauzl?color=orange&label
[edp]: https://badgen.net/npm/dependents/extract-zip?color=orange&label
[adp]: https://badgen.net/npm/dependents/adm-zip?color=orange&label
[udp]: https://badgen.net/npm/dependents/unzipper?color=orange&label
[ardp]: https://badgen.net/npm/dependents/archiver?color=orange&label
[ydp_a]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/yauzl?activeTab=dependents
[edp_a]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/extract-zip?activeTab=dependents
[adp_a]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/adm-zip?activeTab=dependents
[udp_a]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/unzipper?activeTab=dependents
[ardp_a]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/archiver?activeTab=dependents
<!-- INSTALL SIZE -->
[ysize]: https://packagephobia.com/badge?p=yauzl
[esize]: https://packagephobia.com/badge?p=extract-zip
[asize]: https://packagephobia.com/badge?p=adm-zip
[usize]: https://packagephobia.com/badge?p=unzipper
[arsize]: https://packagephobia.com/badge?p=archiver
[ysize_a]: https://packagephobia.com/result?p=yauzl
[esize_a]: https://packagephobia.com/result?p=extract-zip
[asize_a]: https://packagephobia.com/result?p=adm-zip
[usize_a]: https://packagephobia.com/result?p=unzipper
[arsize_a]: https://packagephobia.com/result?p=archiver
<!-- GITHUB STARS -->
[ystar]: https://img.shields.io/github/stars/thejoshwolfe/yauzl?color=white&label
[estar]: https://img.shields.io/github/stars/max-mapper/extract-zip?color=white&label
[astar]: https://img.shields.io/github/stars/cthackers/adm-zip?color=white&label
[ustar]: https://img.shields.io/github/stars/ZJONSSON/node-unzipper?color=white&label
[arstar]: https://img.shields.io/github/stars/archiverjs/node-archiver?color=white&label
<!-- TYPESCRIPT SUPPORT -->
[yts]: https://badgen.net/npm/types/yauzl?label
[ets]: https://badgen.net/npm/types/extract-zip?label
[ats]: https://badgen.net/npm/types/adm-zip?label
[uts]: https://badgen.net/npm/types/unzipper?label
[arts]: https://badgen.net/npm/types/archiver?label
<!-- LAST COMMIT -->
[ycm]: https://img.shields.io/github/last-commit/thejoshwolfe/yauzl?color=gray&label
[ecm]: https://img.shields.io/github/last-commit/max-mapper/extract-zip?color=gray&label
[acm]: https://img.shields.io/github/last-commit/cthackers/adm-zip?color=gray&label
[ucm]: https://img.shields.io/github/last-commit/ZJONSSON/node-unzipper?color=gray&label
[arcm]: https://img.shields.io/github/last-commit/archiverjs/node-archiver?color=gray&label
[ycm_a]: https://github.com/thejoshwolfe/yauzl/commits
[ecm_a]: https://github.com/max-mapper/extract-zip/commits
[acm_a]: https://github.com/cthackers/adm-zip/commits
[ucm_a]: https://github.com/ZJONSSON/node-unzipper/commits
[arcm_a]: https://github.com/archiverjs/node-archiver/commits
### 选择的依据:
- 软连接的支持(编辑器内部有软连接)
- 较少的依赖
- 较多的下载量
综合以上数据,[yauzl][ygit] 是下载量最大的,但是它提供的接口相对底层。所以最终选择 [extract-zip][egit],它是对 yauzl 的一个简单的封装。对外提供更简单的接口。
手写是不可能了,但是我们是程序员啊!类似这样的配置性的东西最适合程序化了。
于是就决定开发一个浏览器插件,用来快速制作 NPM 包的对比表格。
就像逛购物商城一样,在商品详情页可以点击商品到对比列表。方便用户横向对比多个商品。
浏览器插件
懒是第一生产力,于是就有了 chrome-npm-comparison 这款浏览器插件。Chrome 安装地址
该插件在 npm 的包的详情页,添加一个 「Add to npm Comparison」 的按钮。

点击之后会生成对比表格:

还提供了众多图标选项供你自由组织表格数据:

表格生成之后你可以将它复制到 Markdown 或者 HTML 。
这样无论是你需要介绍自己的 npm 包,还是写一篇技术调研文档,都可以快速制作出一份精美的 npm 包对比表格。
- 插件安装地址:Chrome 安装地址
- 插件仓库地址:chrome-npm-comparison
友情提示
如果看文章的你在点击这些外链会看到这个页面:

那么你可以安装我的另外一个浏览器插件 「redirect-skipper」它可以让你无感跳过这些中转页面。