# [parse-semver][author-www-url] [![npmjs.com][npmjs-img]][npmjs-url] [![The MIT License][license-img]][license-url] 

> Parse, normalize and validate given semver shorthand (e.g. gulp@v3.8.10) to object.

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## Install
```
npm i parse-semver --save
npm test
```


## API
> For more use-cases see the [tests](./test.js)

### [parseSemver](./index.js#L40)
> It returns object with `original` version given, expanded semver `range`, and `version`
which is valid [semver](http://npm.im/semver) version.

- `<shorthand>` **{String}** the shorthand to parse, like `docks@v2.2.0`
- `return` **{Object}** object with few properties

**Example**

```js
var parseSemver = require('parse-semver')

parseSemver('docks@~3.4.5')
//=> {name: 'docks', original: '~3.4.5', range: '>=3.4.5 <3.5.0', version: '3.4.5'}

parseSemver('docks@v1.2.3')
//=> {name: 'docks', original: 'v1.2.3', range: '1.2.3', version: '1.2.3'}

parseSemver('docks@^2.2.2')
//=> {name: 'docks', original: '^2.2.2', range: '>=2.2.2 <3.0.0', version: '2.2.2'}

parseSemver('docks')
//=> {name: 'docks', original: '', range: '*', version: 'latest'}
```


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## Contributing
Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, [please create an issue](https://github.com/tunnckoCore/parse-semver/issues/new).  
But before doing anything, please read the [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) guidelines.


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