NicheDB 0.2.0: the domain layer, counted daily
Twenty seven commits had merged into NicheDB since the first release and none of them had reached anybody. The CLI publishes from a GitHub release and from nothing else, so a merge to main is a midpoint rather than a finish. 0.2.0 cuts them loose. The headline is a new collection: domains. The layer everything else runs on NicheDB tracks packages, filings, launches, weather, markets, crime,…
The NicheDB 0.2.0 update introduces a new domain layer that aggregates data from the domain name system (DNS). Previously, the system lacked visibility into the DNS layer, which covers various aspects such as packages, filings, weather, markets, crime, public money, housing, jobs, and news.
The domain layer is built using the free JSON API provided by ntlddata.com and is CC-BY licensed, allowing analysis but not redistribution. Eight different feeds have been created, each with a page, RSS, JSON Feed, API endpoint, and MCP tools. These feeds provide information on the number of domains across new gTLDs, the biggest daily gainers, TLDs losing the most names, sunrise and claims windows, and changes in operators.
The domain layer distinguishes between new gTLDs and the pre-2012 generics, providing distinct data for each. It also separates weather data from forecasts and includes information on automotive VIN history, markets, crime, public money, housing, jobs, AI incidents, and news. The domain layer does not conflate two clocks: one based on zone files with a one-day lag, and another based on ICANN's monthly reports with a quarter of a lag.
The collection is available at https://nichedb.dev/c/domains, and the CLI can be installed using 'npm i -g @profullstack/nichedb@latest'. The data for the domains collection is sourced from nTLDData (ntlddata.com), which is licensed under CC-BY-4.0.
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