alternative-packages-examples
mkdirp -> fs-extra
The following figure compares the over time centrality ranking of mkdirp and fs-extra.
A pull request example
The following is an example of a pull request that perform a dependency migration from mkdirp to fs-extra:
What is package centrality?
By definition, centrality is a measure of the prominence or importance of a node in a social network. In our context, the centrality allows us to rank the packages based on the popularity/importance of packages that depend on them. Specifically, we use the PageRank algorithm to evaluate the shift in their centrality over time. For more details read our research paper: Towards Using Package Centrality Trend to Identify Packages in Decline.