Package Registry
The WASM Analyzer Package Registry is accessible via the Open Package Registry button1 on the start page, and as a navigation item2 in the main WASM Analyzer interface sidebar. The Package Registry displays a list of WebAssembly packages from a given repository. Read more about packages in our WebAssembly documentation, here.
The Open Package Registry button
The Package Registry
Package Registry address field
In the Package Registry header section, you’ll find an address field:
The Package Registry address field
The default address for this field is:
https://preview-registry.bytecodealliance.org
To fetch a list of packages from a different repository, enter the address of a valid WebAssembly package repository into the address field and press the enter key, tab out of the address field, or click somewhere else on the page.
If you’ve entered a valid address to a WASM package repository, the page will update with a the package list from your selected repository. You may empty the address field to reload a list from the ByteCode Alliance package preview repository.
Package Registry search function
Above the package list, you’ll find the search bar:
The Package Registry search bar
The search bar contains a search filter button1, and a search field2:
The Package Registry filter button and search field
Basic search
To run a basic search for package names matching a specific package name search query, click on the search field. Type in a search word and press the enter key, tab out of the search field, or click elsewhere on the page. After you initiate a search, the list will update with a set of search results matching your query. If no matches are available, the list will be emtpy.
Filter list
To filter the package list by various package attributes, you can click the filter button to access a dropdown with the filter menu:
The Package Registry search filter
The search filter has three tabs. The tabs are By category, By license, and By author.
By category tab
The By category tab contains settings for filtering the package list by Category:
The Package Registry search filter By category tab
Enter a valid category name into the category field, and press the enter key, to add that category to a list of one or more category tags.
![Category tag list]../images/(placeholder.png) The Package Registry search filter category tag list
By license tab
The By license tab contains settings for filtering the package list by License:
The Package Registry search filter By license tab
Select one or more licenses from the license checklist:
The Package Registry search filter license checklist
By owner tab
The By author tab contains settings for filtering the package list by Author:
The Package Registry search filter By author tab
Select one or more authors from the Author checklist:
The Package Registry search filter Author checklist
Loading the Search filter results
Once you’ve completed your search filter settings, press the Apply1 button to update the Package Registry list as per your search filter settings. Use the Cancel2 button to unset the filter and keep the currently loaded package list:
The Package Registry search filter buttons
Package Registry list items
Each package in the list is represented by a card:
A Package Registry card
The left part of the card contains the following Metadata, if available:
| name | explanation |
|---|---|
| Name1 | Published name of the package: Click on this field to enter the Metadata view for this package. |
| Version2 | Latest published version of the package |
| Component type3 | Component type of the package; Possible values: Component, Interface, or Module |
| Description4 | Package description |
| Homepage5 | Homepage link |
| Documentation6 | Documentation link |
| Repository7 | Repository link |
| Category tags8 | List of meta categories; A tag list |
Package Registry card, right side
The right part of the card contains the following:
| name | explanation |
|---|---|
| Latest Release1 | Publishing date of the latest version of the package |
| Releases2 | Number of released versions of the package |
| Size3 | Package size in bytes, displayed as kilobytes/megabytes as appropriate |
| Author4 | List of one or more package authors, including email address if available |
| License5 | Representation of the license, or licenses, the package falls under |
Package Registry card, left side
Summary
- The Package Registry is accessible from the Open Package Registry button, on the WASM Analyzer start page, or from the Package Registry tab once you’ve loaded a .wasm file, or a package from the Package Registry list.
- A list of packages from a different package package repository may by fetched, by entering a repository address in the address field.
- The Package Registry can be searched or filtered using the search bar.
- Packages are represented as cards that contain some of the available metadata for a given package.
- Clicking on a package name in the list leads to a more detailed Metadata view, for that package.