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Will Jones 81617fd3d9 ci(nodejs): switch from npm to pnpm 11 (#3373)
## Summary

Switch the nodejs bindings and examples package from npm to pnpm 11 to
pick up its stronger supply-chain defaults:

- `minimumReleaseAge` defaults to 1 day, so newly-published (potentially
compromised) versions aren't resolved into installs for at least 24h.
- Install lifecycle scripts (`preinstall`/`install`/`postinstall`) are
no longer run for arbitrary transitive deps; only an explicit allowlist
may run them, and unapproved scripts cause install to fail
(`strictDepBuilds: true`).
- Audit uses GHSA IDs and `--fix=update` to add patched versions to
`minimumReleaseAgeExclude`.

This is the same class of protection that would have blunted the recent
TanStack/`@uipath`/etc. compromise discussed in the [Aikido
write-up](https://www.aikido.dev/blog/mini-shai-hulud-is-back-tanstack-compromised).

## Changes

- Replace `nodejs/package-lock.json` and
`nodejs/examples/package-lock.json` with `pnpm-lock.yaml`.
- Pin pnpm via `packageManager: pnpm@11.1.1` in both `package.json`s.
- Add `pnpm-workspace.yaml` with the four build-script packages we
actually need: `@biomejs/biome`, `onnxruntime-node`, `protobufjs`,
`sharp`. Everything else is blocked from running install scripts.
- Update package.json scripts (`npm run X` → `pnpm X`).
- Update workflows: `.github/workflows/nodejs.yml`,
`.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml`, and
`.github/workflows/codex-fix-ci.yml` — install pnpm via
`pnpm/action-setup@v4` and switch `setup-node` caches to
`pnpm-lock.yaml`.
- Refresh `nodejs/AGENTS.md`, `nodejs/CLAUDE.md`, and
`nodejs/CONTRIBUTING.md`.

`docs/package-lock.json` is **not** touched — out of scope for this PR.

## Test plan

- [ ] `Lint` job (lint Rust/TS + examples lint) passes on CI.
- [ ] `Linux (NodeJS 18/20)` build+test passes, including the examples
test step.
- [ ] `macos` build+test passes.
- [ ] `NPM Publish` workflow's PR dry-run completes (build matrix + test
matrix + dry `npm publish`).
- [ ] No new install-script approvals are required at install time.

## Follow-ups

- `update_package_lock_run_nodejs.yml` references a composite action
path that doesn't exist
(`./.github/workflows/update_package_lock_nodejs`); it was already
broken pre-PR. We may want to either delete this workflow or rewrite it
for pnpm in a follow-up.
- Consider migrating `docs/` to pnpm in a separate PR.

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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-05-13 11:27:38 -07:00
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LanceDB JavaScript SDK

A JavaScript library for LanceDB.

Installation

npm install @lancedb/lancedb

This will download the appropriate native library for your platform. We currently support:

  • Linux (x86_64 and aarch64 on glibc and musl)
  • MacOS (Intel and ARM/M1/M2)
  • Windows (x86_64 and aarch64)

Usage

Basic Example

import * as lancedb from "@lancedb/lancedb";
const db = await lancedb.connect("data/sample-lancedb");
const table = await db.createTable("my_table", [
  { id: 1, vector: [0.1, 1.0], item: "foo", price: 10.0 },
  { id: 2, vector: [3.9, 0.5], item: "bar", price: 20.0 },
]);
const results = await table.vectorSearch([0.1, 0.3]).limit(20).toArray();
console.log(results);

The quickstart contains more complete examples.

Development

See CONTRIBUTING.md for information on how to contribute to LanceDB.