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Js Split Join Obfuscation: Array-of-single-tokens joined to form a string — used to obscure module names like require(["n","o","de",":","cr","yp","to"].join("")), defeating static require() analysis.

Trust signals

Why this verdict

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Weekly downloads
2,447Niche · −30% score
Versions published
24Mature · −50% score
First published
Nov 2022
Publisher
fwkoch

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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Mixed signals: the package has indicators worth reading before allowing the update in automated dependency flows.

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Publisherfwkoch
Artifact bytes129,297
Previous version1.1.4
Published2026-05-29T05:21:56.575Z
SHA-25609c863e43ff1f5485233c901900dec7f8dbb8a6a0a1cde17f25bd242628a0ea6

Why flagged

What the scanner saw

Js Split Join Obfuscation: Array-of-single-tokens joined to form a string — used to obscure module names like require(["n","o","de",":","cr","yp","to"].join("")), defeating static require() analysis.

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

Availability ledger

available

review
Last checked
reviewRisk
20Score
1.1.5Version
Status history (1 event)
  1. new → available · risk review · score 20 · status changed

Evidence

Static findings

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

SeverityKindPathDetailPoints
highJs Split Join Obfuscationpackage/dist/meca.cjsArray-of-single-tokens joined to form a string — used to obscure module names like require(["n","o","de",":","cr","yp","to"].join("")), defeating static require() analysis.40

Manifest

Package metadata

Scripts13
  • buildnpm-run-all -l clean copy:version -p build:esm build:cli -s copy:dtd
  • build:cliesbuild src/cli/index.ts --bundle --outfile=dist/meca.cjs --platform=node
  • build:esmtsc
  • cleanrm -rf dist
  • copy:dtdcp ./static/manifest-1.0.dtd dist/manifest-1.0.dtd; cp ./static/transfer-1.0.dtd dist/transfer-1.0.dtd
  • copy:versionecho "const version = '"$npm_package_version"'; export default version;" > src/version.ts
  • devnpm run copy:version && npm run link && esbuild src/cli/index.ts --bundle --outfile=dist/meca.cjs --platform=node --watch && npm run copy:dtd
  • linknpm run unlink; npm link;
  • linteslint "src/**/*.ts*" -c ./.eslintrc.cjs
  • lint:formatprettier --check "src/**/*.{ts,tsx,md}"
  • testnpm run copy:version && vitest run
  • test:watchnpm run copy:version && vitest watch
  • unlinknpm uninstall -g meca;
Dependencies6
  • adm-zip^0.5.10
  • jats-utils^1.1.5
  • jats-xml^1.1.5
  • node-fetch^3.3.1
  • unist-util-select^4.0.0
  • xml-js^1.6.11