Azure-sdk-for-js: Azure tables npm package not available

[itpropro]

• Package Name: @azure/tables
• Package Version: Good question
• Operating system: Windows 10
• [X] nodejs
  
  
  
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• [X] browser
  
  
  
  • name/version:
  
  
• [X] typescript
  
  
  
  • version:
  
  
• Is the bug related to documentation in
  
  
  
  • [X] README.md
  
  
  • [X] source code documentation
  
  
  • [x] SDK API docs on https://docs.microsoft.com
  
  

Describe the bug
The official linked npm package of the tables package is not available. I searched for hours to find a current version sdk that actually had tables implemented because all of the documentation links to azure-storage or cosmos db. Please fix the availability of the @azure/tables package in npm to enable modern usage of Azure Table storage for typescript, javascript and node.
The official README (https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-js/blob/master/sdk/tables/azure-tables/README.md) says, it's this link:
https://www.npmjs.com/package/@azure/tables

[itpropro]

The package is also not available at the official SDK site: https://azure.github.io/azure-sdk/releases/latest/

[ramya-rao-a]

Hey @itpropro

Thanks for reporting!
We are yet to release an official package for @azure/tables which is why you don't see it on npm

@joheredi,
Can we consider publishing the nightlies like we do in other packages?
If not, we should remove the link to https://www.npmjs.com/package/@azure/tables and add a note up top that this package is till a work in progress and not available on npm

[itpropro]

Publishing the nightlies would be great! Even if there is a chance for breaking changes, it would enable development with the modern table sdk and will make the process of migrating as well as creating new applications much more easy.

[joheredi]

Hi @itpropro thanks for the interest! we are currently setting up our systems to start publishing dev builds soon. I'll post an update when the first dev build is ready to use.

[ahuggins-nhs]

@joheredi Throwing my hat in the ring for interest! I've been following the work VERY closely as my employer uses the azure-storage library extensively and would like to remove our last remaining dependency on the request lib. This is it! Great work, and would love to see the nightlies available.

[itpropro]

Hello @joheredi,
I plan to start a new typescript project involving Azure Table Storage shortly. It would help a lot if you could share a timeline or something similar for us to know when we can expect the npm packages to be available.

[joheredi]

@ahuggins-nhs, @itpropro thanks very much for following the project! We're planning to release our first Beta version of @azure/data-tables this week.

We have also started publishing alpha builds to npm https://www.npmjs.com/package/@azure/data-tables which should be available through the dev tag.

I'll update this issue as soon as the beta version is released. We're looking forward to hearing your feedback on the library!

[joheredi]

We are happy to announce that we have released the first Beta of the new Azure Tables SDK. It conforms to our new guidelines on writing JS SDKs for Azure services which ensure it will remain idiomatic, consistent and diagnosable.

You can install it with npm install @azure/data-tables

Please share your feedback on the new design at #11179 and/or report any problems you find in a new GitHub issue. Looking forward to hear from you!