download-package

Download the latest version of an npm package to a specified directory

Installation

    npm install --save download-package

Example use

Here's how you would install the latest version of browserify into a packages folder:

    const downloadPkg = require('download-package')
    
    downloadPkg('browserify', `${__dirname}/packages`)
        .then(() => console.log('do other stuff'))
        .catch(() => console.log('there was an error downloading the package'))

Notes for the above example:

• The destination folder (./packages) must exist before running downloadPkg
• The browserify package files will be stored in ./packages/browserify
• The downloaded browserify package can be 'required' like any other package: require('./packages/browserify')