browserify/events
Node's event emitter for all engines. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5612
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 620
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1408 stars · 172 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A JavaScript library that implements Node.js's EventEmitter module for environments that lack it, such as browsers. It matches the Node.js 11.13.0 events API and is typically included automatically by bundlers like browserify or webpack.
Use cases
- use Node.js EventEmitter in the browser
- emit and listen to custom events in frontend code
- polyfill the events module for bundlers
- share event-driven code between Node and browser
- implement pub/sub patterns in JavaScript
When to choose
- you need Node's EventEmitter API in a browser or non-Node environment
- your bundler does not already shim the events module
- you want API parity with Node.js events
When to avoid
- your code runs only in Node.js, where events is built in
- you need a modern API beyond Node 11.13.0's events module
- you need a feature-rich custom event system rather than Node compatibility
Facets
library · maturity maintenance
concurrency developer-tools web-development frontend developer-tools browser event-emitter nodejs-compatibility browserify pubsub nodejs javascript
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/browserify/events · fetched 2026-08-28 · 4a8e7307b7ee
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| browserify/events | main | 23 |
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