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force-latest

v0.2.0-rc1

Published

Force latest package versions (those marked "latest")

Downloads

119

Readme

Force Latest Versions

Force latest npm package versions.

npm version

A CLI utility to force the installation of the latest package version of all packages in package.json marked as latest. Packages with any other version specification will be ignored. devDependencies is only parsed if NODE_ENV is not "production".

Usage

Run the executable by entering force-latest. This can be added to a package's manifest as a postinstall script:

{
    "name": "MyPackage",
    "scripts": {
        "postinstall": "force-latest"
    },
    "dependencies": {
        "some-library": "latest",
        "other": "^1.2.3"
    },
    "devDependencies": {
        "force-latest": "*"
    }
}

In this example, some-library will always be checked after an npm install is run. If it is not at the latest version as specified on npmjs.com, the latest version will be installed. The library other will not be checked or updated.