packages/README.md

Nim packages

This is a central listing of all packages for Nimble, a package manager for the Nim programming language.

NOTE: The packages listed here are not peer-reviewed or otherwise screened. We try to keep the list up-to-date but we cannot guarantee quality or maturity of the packages.

Adding your own package

To add your own package, fork this repository, edit packages.json and make a pull request.

Packages.json is a simple array of objects. Each package object should have the following fields (unless the field is marked as optional):

• name - The name of the package, this should match the name in the package's nimble file.
• url - The url from which to retrieve the package.
• method - The method that should be used to retrieve this package. Currently "git" and "hg" is supported.
• tags - A list of tags describing this package.
• description - A description of this package.
• license - The license of the source code in the package.
• web - An optional URL for humans to read additional information about the package.
• doc - An optional URL for humans to read the package HTML documentation

Requirements

While we really appreciate your contribution, please ensure that you package matches the following requirements: other developers rely on your package. Non-compliant packages might be removed with no warning.

• The URL should work, a .nimble file should be present and the package should be installable
• The package should build correctly with the latest Nim release
• The package should not contain files without a license or in breach of 3rd parties licensing
• Non-mature packages should be flagged as such, especially if they perform security-critical tasks (e.g. encryption)
• If abandoning a package, please tag it as "abandoned".