# ender-js/Ender

the no-library library: open module JavaScript framework

Repository: https://github.com/ender-js/Ender
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ender
Homepage: http://enderjs.com
Language: JavaScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Archived: true
Last push: 2020-04-02T11:42:28+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5630, "days_push": 2344, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1747, forks 66 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:30.848471+00:00)

## What it is
Ender is a Node.js-based package manager and build tool for the browser that lets developers search, install, and compile front-end JavaScript packages and their dependencies into a single custom build. It is not itself a JavaScript library but a tool for assembling small, loosely coupled browser modules.

## Use cases
- bundle front-end JavaScript packages into one file
- manage browser-side package dependencies like npm for the browser
- build a custom micro-library from small modules instead of a monolithic framework
- replace an unmaintained front-end package with an alternative
- pin specific versions of browser packages in a build

## When to choose
- maintaining or auditing a legacy codebase that already uses Ender builds
- studying historical front-end package management approaches

## When to avoid
- starting any new front-end project - the project is unmaintained and modern bundlers and npm have superseded it
- you need a runtime JavaScript library or DOM utility - Ender explicitly is not one
- you need active support, security updates, or modern module formats like ESM

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: abandoned
- function: package-manager, build-tool, cli, developer-tools
- domain: frontend, web-development, developer-tools
- platform: cli, browser
- tags: browser-packages, front-end-build, npm-ecosystem, module-bundling, historical, command-line, nodejs

## Member repositories
- ender-js/Ender (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:30.848471+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:29:02.111197+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ender-js/Ender (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:30.848471+00:00, sha 915c76cecd21)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/ender (fetched 2026-08-29T11:07:35.022262+00:00, sha 1f95a5c7c975)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.