flatiron
framework components for node.js and the browser observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
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: 5485
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 3550
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1321 stars · 84 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Director is a tiny, dependency-free URL router for JavaScript that works isomorphically in both the browser (hash-based client-side routing) and Node.js (HTTP and CLI routing). It is part of the Flatiron suite of modules for building apps in Node.js and the browser.
Use cases
- add client-side hash routing to a single page app
- route HTTP requests in a Node.js server without Express
- route CLI commands and flags in a Node.js script
- share the same routing code between browser and server
- build a router without jQuery or framework dependencies
When to choose
- you need a minimal, dependency-free router for legacy browser or Node.js projects
- you want one routing library usable on both client and server
- you maintain an older Flatiron-based codebase
When to avoid
- you are starting a modern SPA — use framework routers like React Router or Vue Router instead
- you need active maintenance, security updates, or modern history-API routing
- you need Express-style middleware ecosystems
Facets
library · maturity abandoned
routing http-server cli web-development frontend backend developer-tools browser isomorphic hash-routing single-page-apps dependency-free flatiron nodejs javascript
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/flatiron/flatiron · fetched 2026-08-28 · 72c968c34a02
- homepage: http://flatironjs.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · efb9b4201a23
- registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/director · fetched 2026-08-29 · fb962ba4f48b
- registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/flatiron · fetched 2026-08-29 · c12389497fdf
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| flatiron/flatiron | main | 32 |
| flatiron/director | plugin | 32 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="flatiron/flatiron")
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