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A wrapper for npm that stores node_modules outside of project and provides easy access to them.

Project description

npmenv

A wrapper for npm that stores node_modules outside of project and provides easy access to them.

npmenv is a Python module inspired by pipenv in that it stores packages outside of projects (in an OS-specific dir) to avoid cluttering projects. It also has a run command that puts node_modules/.bin in PATH before running the given command. If you install node in a project then it will have the added benefit of using that node version to run your code and third-party scripts. You can then lock down your node version per-project and upgrade them individually when desired.

Install: pip install npmenv
Supports: All platforms (Linux, MacOS, Windows)
Requires: Python 3.6+

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How it works

Aside from env-... commands, npmenv hands over to npm. But before handing over, it symlinks your package.json and/or package-lock.json into the virtual environment and runs npm in that environment. You can access any node_modules files via the path returned by npmenv env-location, which will stay the same even if the environment is removed and recreated (though not if your project path changes).

Note: npmenv does not handle any other files generated by npm (such as shrinkwrap), though more features may be added in future.

CLI usage

npmenv 0.2.0

env-list            List all currently existing environments
env-location        Output path to env for current dir (may not exist yet)
env-modules [name]  List items in node_modules (recursive if package name given)
env-run cmd [args]  Run command with env's bin dir in start of PATH
env-rm [env_id]     Remove the env for current dir (or env with given id)
env-cleanup         Remove envs for projects that no longer exist
*any npm command*

Module API

class NpmenvException(builtins.Exception)
    Exception for npmenv-related issues

env_cleanup() -> List[Tuple[str, pathlib.Path, str]]
    Remove envs for projects that no longer exist (no package or lock file)

env_list() -> List[Tuple[str, pathlib.Path, Union[str, NoneType]]]
    Return list of tuples (env id, project dir, issue with project existance)

env_location(proj_dir:Union[pathlib.Path, str]=None) -> pathlib.Path
    Return env dir path for given project dir (may/may not exist yet)

env_npm(args:str='', proj_dir:Union[pathlib.Path, str]=None) -> subprocess.CompletedProcess
    Execute npm with given args in env dir of given project dir

env_rm(identifier:Union[pathlib.Path, str]=None) -> pathlib.Path
    Remove the env for given project dir or env id (defaults to CWD)

env_run(args:str, proj_dir:Union[pathlib.Path, str]=None, run_kwargs:Any={}) -> subprocess.CompletedProcess
    Run a command with node_modules/.bin at start of PATH environment variable

Version history

0.2.0           Added run_kwargs arg to env_run
0.1.2           Added env-modules command
0.0.2           Improved typing support (no functional changes)
0.0.1           Improved documentation (no functional changes)
0.0.0           Version 0.0.0

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