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-# await-release
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+# await-release
+
+CLI (and node module) which polls the NPM registry until a new package version
+becomes available. The CLI will exit once a matching release is found, allowing
+subsequent commands to run.
+
+## Features
+
+- [x] Supports private NPM registries (if `npm` can access it, so should this package)
+- [ ] `--install` flag to automatically run `npm install $package` on release
+- [ ] `--update` flag to automatically run `npm update $package` on release
+- [ ] `--exec 'echo %p@%v'` to inject and run commands on release
+- [ ] `--daemon` to keep listening for new releases (works with `--exec`)
+
+## Installation
+
+```sh
+npm install -g await-release
+```
+
+## Usage
+
+```sh
+await-release [options] <package> [package2@version...]
+```
+
+Package identifiers may optionally include:
+
+- scope (@org/pkg)
+- semver version string (pkg@16, pkg@1.x, etc.)
+
+### Options
+
+```
+-o, --output <format>    output format (default/verbose/none/json)
+-g, --grace <seconds>    accept versions released up to X before invocation (default: 10)
+-t, --timeout <seconds>  exit if no release matches after X seconds (default: 0)
+-d, --delay <seconds>    time between polling requests (default: 2)
+```
+
+### In combination with other tools
+
+#### Install new version of a dependency when it becomes available
+
+```sh
+await-release my-dependency && npm update my-dependency
+```
+
+#### Notify when a new package version is released
+
+```sh
+await-release package-name && npx -p node-notifier-cli notify -t 'package-name released'
+```