npm-spawn

• Use npm programmatically

• Why not use like var npm = reuqire('npm')

In Cli

  npm install

In npm-spawn

var npmCmd = require('npm-spawn');
npmCmd(['install'], options)

Examples

npm install => npmCmd(['install'])
npm run build => npmCmd(['run','build])

args

npm install ['install']
npm run build ['run', 'build']

Options

More Options

format like below:

var options = {cwd:'src'};

• command The command to run
• args List of string arguments
• options
• cwd Current working directory of the child process
• env Environment key-value pairs
• stdio | Child's stdio configuration. (See options.stdio)
• detached Prepare child to run independently of its parent process. Specific behavior depends on the platform, see options.detached)
• uid Sets the user identity of the process. (See setuid(2).)
• gid Sets the group identity of the process. (See setgid(2).)
• shell | If true, runs command inside of a shell. Uses '/bin/sh' on UNIX, and 'cmd.exe' on Windows. A different shell can be specified as a string. The shell should understand the -c switch on UNIX, or /s /c on Windows. Defaults to false (no shell).