# jprichardson/string.js

Extra JavaScript string methods.

Repository: https://github.com/jprichardson/string.js
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/stringjs
Homepage: http://stringjs.com
Language: JavaScript
License Family: other
Last push: 2021-06-04T01:49:13+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5402, "days_push": 1917, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1798, forks 230 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:37.742515+00:00)

## What it is
string.js (S) is a lightweight JavaScript library (< 5 kb) providing extra String methods via a jQuery-style wrapper object with method chaining, usable in both the browser and Node.js. It avoids modifying the native String prototype by default, with an optional extendPrototype() method.

## Use cases
- manipulate strings with chainable methods in JavaScript
- extra string utility methods for Node.js
- string helper library for the browser
- clean string manipulation without modifying String prototype
- humanize or format strings in JavaScript

## When to choose
- you want a small, chainable string utility wrapper for browser or Node.js code

## When to avoid
- you need actively maintained software - the project has had no releases since 2021 and no license file
- modern JavaScript built-in String methods or alternatives like Underscore.string suffice

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools
- domain: web-development, frontend, developer-tools
- platform: browser, cross-platform
- tags: string-manipulation, chaining, javascript, utility-library, nodejs

## Member repositories
- jprichardson/string.js (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:37.742515+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 2026-08-30T03:22:26.479128+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jprichardson/string.js (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:37.742515+00:00, sha d0929b7ce42b)
  - homepage: http://stringjs.com (fetched 2026-08-29T11:01:33.576697+00:00, sha f3b93aecdaa8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.