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npm-unpublish should have some type of warning when unpublishing package.

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Hi✌️.
Okay wait listen i am sure there are reasons for doing the waiting period but i think it make user experience a little better if we have warning like that i am just publishing some stupid tailwind scrollbar package but what if someone did that have more users being depended on them.
npm-unpublish should have some type of warning when unpublishing the version(like for example it was the last remaining version of the package or in my case the first version).
If you are republishing the version of the package it says to wait to 24 hours until you republish it , i think we should have warning mentioning the same when using the command npm-unpublish on our package.
It would be nice if -

  npm unpublish [<@scope>/]<pkg>@<version>

-Hey woaah wait are you sure because you have to wait for 24 hours?
Warning: Unpublished packages may not be republished for 24 hours.

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Start by reviewing the npm unpublish command and its existing confirmation behavior. Define how the warning should apply when removing a version or the package's only version, including the 24-hour republish restriction. Done means the command clearly warns users before unpublishing and tests cover the proposed cases.

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Tech stack
javascript
Domain
cli, developer-experience
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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