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dynmod

v0.7.3

Published

Node module loader (e.g. replacement for the 'require' command for npm packages) with auto-install support and ability to handle multiple versions

Downloads

25

Readme

dynmod

Auto-installs npm (node module package) dependencies as needed.

Works both synchronous and asynchronous.

Stores npm packages per user (no need for sudo rights) but still makes packages available system-wide.

Handles multiple versions of npm packages, so despite being system-wide, so your projects can still link different versions.

Why?

  • Asynchronous require rocks
  • Not everyone likes to check out all the npm packages in all the project directories (time, disk space etc)
  • Allows your project to install dependencies only when they actually use them.

Install

Global install makes it available for all of your projects plus it makes the command line version available system-wide

Requires administrator permissions (sudo)

[sudo] npm install dynmod -g

Local install

npm install dynmod

API

Asynchronous

require

Require module(s) - auto-install them as needed

var dynmod = require('dynmod');
// Asynchronous:
dynmod.require('package[@version]'[, 'package[@version]', ...], function callback(err, module[, module, ...]) {});
// Synchronous:
var module = dynmod.require('package[@version]');
var modules_array = dynmod.require('package[@version]'[, 'package[@version]', ...]);
// Will also work with just calling dynmod (e.g. not 'dynmod.require') :
dynmod('package[@version]', function callback(err, module) {}); // short asynchronous require
var module = dynmod('package[@version]'); // short synchronous require

list

Get locally installed version(s) of a module(s)

var dynmod = require('dynmod');
// Asynchronous:
dynmod.list('package', function callback(err, versions) {});
dynmod.list(['package', 'package', ...], function callback(err, versions_per_packages_dictionary) {});
// Synchronous:
var versions = dynmod.list('package');
var versions_per_packages_dictionary = dynmod.list(['package', 'package', ...]);

install

Install module(s) locally

var dynmod = require('dynmod');
// Asynchronous:
dynmod.install('package[@version]'[, 'package[@version]', ...], function callback(err, version[, version, ...]) {});
// Synchronous:
var version = dynmod.install('package[@version]');
var versions_array = dynmod.install('package[@version]', 'package[@version]'[, ...]);

remove

Remove locally installed modules

var dynmod = require('dynmod');
// Asynchronous:
dynmod.remove('package[@version]'[, 'package[@version]', ...], function callback(err) {});
// Synchronous:
dynmod.remove('package[@version]'[, 'package[@version]', ...]);

Command line examples

Install

dynmod install package[@version] [package[@version] ...]

Remove

dynmod remove package[@version] [package[@version] ...]

List

dynmod list [package package ...]

Run binary

Binary name is required in case the package has multiple binaries
dynmod-run package[@version][:binary-name] [argument1 argument2 ...]