Package evidence

@transitive-sdk/[email protected]

Native Addon Gyp Action: binding.gyp runs a script or chains shell during node-gyp build (executes outside package.json lifecycle)

Trust signals

Why this verdict

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Versions published: 31Mature · −50% score
First published: Dec 2023
Publisher: chfritz

Effective trust discount applied: −50% (max across signals — discounts don’t stack). New install-lifecycle deltas vs the previous release would clear the discount.

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Publisherchfritz

Artifact bytes7,398,762

Previous version0.12.1

Published2026-05-21T00:09:55.792Z

SHA-25644d7b5aa74d28490b7321147def1a965a0a73bb541a86150232a97e457f982e5

Why flagged

What the scanner saw

Native Addon Gyp Action: binding.gyp runs a script or chains shell during node-gyp build (executes outside package.json lifecycle)

Not observed: package install, lifecycle script execution, or sandbox execution. PkgRadar only inspects on-disk artifacts.

Availability ledger

available

high

3d agoLast checked

highRisk

45Score

0.12.2Version

Status history (3 events)

available → available3d ago · risk high · score 45 · status available -> available, risk high -> high, score 20 -> 45
available → available14d ago · risk high · score 20 · status available -> available, risk high -> high, score 67 -> 20
new → available16d ago · risk high · score 67 · status changed

Evidence

Static findings

15 static · 0 from release diff · showing high-signal first.

Severity	Kind	Path	Detail	Points
high	Native Addon Gyp Action	package/_node_modules/dtrace-provider/src/binding.gyp	binding.gyp runs a script or chains shell during node-gyp build (executes outside package.json lifecycle)	35
high	Remote Dependency Spec	package.json	optionalDependencies.rosnodejs="github:chfritz/rosjs"	35
medium	Install Lifecycle Binary Exec	package.json	postinstall="./postinstall.sh"	15

Show all 15 findings (low-signal and informational)

Severity	Kind	Path	Detail	Points
high	Native Addon Gyp Action	package/_node_modules/dtrace-provider/src/binding.gyp	binding.gyp runs a script or chains shell during node-gyp build (executes outside package.json lifecycle)	35
high	Remote Dependency Spec	package.json	optionalDependencies.rosnodejs="github:chfritz/rosjs"	35
medium	Install Lifecycle Binary Exec	package.json	postinstall="./postinstall.sh"	15
low	Install-time lifecycle script	package.json	postinstall="./postinstall.sh"	5
low	Obfuscation Density	package/_node_modules/esprima/dist/esprima.js	high encoded/escaped-token density	0
low	Obfuscation Density	package/_node_modules/@babel/helper-validator-identifier/lib/identifier.js	high encoded/escaped-token density	0
low	Obfuscation Density	package/_node_modules/json5/dist/index.js	high encoded/escaped-token density	0
low	Obfuscation Density	package/_node_modules/json5/dist/index.min.js	high encoded/escaped-token density	0
low	Obfuscation Density	package/_node_modules/cjs-module-lexer/lexer.js	high encoded/escaped-token density	0
low	Obfuscation Density	package/_node_modules/moment/min/locales.min.js	high encoded/escaped-token density	0
low	Obfuscation Density	package/_node_modules/moment/min/moment-with-locales.min.js	high encoded/escaped-token density	0
low	Obfuscation Density	package/_package-lock.json	high encoded/escaped-token density	0
low	Obfuscation Density	package/_node_modules/.package-lock.json	high encoded/escaped-token density	0
low	Obfuscation Density	package/_node_modules/json5/dist/index.min.mjs	high encoded/escaped-token density	0
low	Obfuscation Density	package/_node_modules/json5/dist/index.mjs	high encoded/escaped-token density	0

Manifest

Package metadata

Scripts5

postinstall./postinstall.sh
postpackgit diff --quiet --exit-code || (echo 'Not clean, refusing to publish!\n\n' && exit 1)
postpublishgit tag utils-ros@${npm_package_version}
prepackcat ../docs.js | node --input-type=module - ros
testjest --watch

Dependencies1

@transitive-sdk/utils^0.17.1

Optional dependencies2

rosnodejsgithub:chfritz/rosjs
zeromq^6.5.0