django-node-assets 0.9.4

The Django application that allows install and serve assets via Node.js package manager infrastructure.

The Django application that allows install and serve assets via Node.js package manager infrastructure.

Installation

$ pip install django-node-assets

Configuration

Add ‘django_node_assets’ to your INSTALLED_APPS:

INSTALLED_APPS = [
    ...
    'django_node_assets',
]

Add NodeModulesFinder to STATICFILES_FINDERS:

STATICFILES_FINDERS = [
    ...
    'django_node_assets.finders.NodeModulesFinder',
]

Specify absolute path to the package.json file:

NODE_PACKAGE_JSON = '/var/assets/package.json'

Note

A package.json must have the “dependencies” section and look like:

{
    "dependencies": {
        "jquery": "^3.2.1",
        "jquery-migrate": "^3.0.0",
    }
}

Details here: https://docs.npmjs.com/files/package.json#dependencies

Specify the absolute path to a directory where the nmpinstall management command will install assets:

NODE_MODULES_ROOT = '/var/assets/node_modules'

Note

A base dir must be called node_modules.

Specify path to the nmp executable (optional)

NODE_PACKAGE_MANAGER_EXECUTABLE = '/usr/local/bin/npm'

Note

The Node.js package manager must be already installed in your system.

Usage

Call the nmpinstall management command to install assets specified in the package.json

$ python manage.py npminstall