Binary Search for Failing Updates in Doctor Mode

[TimKochDev]

Hi, I found npm-check-updates only today and I am loving it!

From the main readme.md:

Runs npm install and npm test to ensure tests are currently passing.
Runs ncu -u to optimistically upgrade all dependencies.
If tests pass, hurray!
If tests fail, restores package file and lock file.
For each dependency, install upgrade and run tests.
Prints broken upgrades with test error.
Saves working upgrades to package.json.

Since I was a bit lazy updating my dependencies, I had to update 20 packages today. One update broke my tests.
Wouldn't it be faster if the "doctor" wouldn't test each update individually (after the accumulated updates failed) but instead would do an accumulated update of half of the packages and test them all at once? Like using binary search to find the failing update(s)?

[raineorshine]

Yes! That’s a great idea, and something I've wanted for a long time.

The only downside to that approach is that you don't find out all of the packages that fail. The linear approach gives you all of the successful upgrades at the end.