community.general.npm – Manage node.js packages with npm

Note

This plugin is part of the community.general collection (version 3.8.1).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.general.

To use it in a playbook, specify: community.general.npm.

Synopsis

  • Manage node.js packages with Node Package Manager (npm).

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

  • npm installed in bin path (recommended /usr/local/bin)

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
ci
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Install packages based on package-lock file, same as running npm ci.
executable
path
The executable location for npm.
This is useful if you are using a version manager, such as nvm.
global
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Install the node.js library globally.
ignore_scripts
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Use the --ignore-scripts flag when installing.
name
string
The name of a node.js library to install.
no_bin_links
boolean
added in 2.5.0 of community.general
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Use the --no-bin-links flag when installing.
no_optional
boolean
added in 2.0.0 of community.general
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Use the --no-optional flag when installing.
path
path
The base path where to install the node.js libraries.
production
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Install dependencies in production mode, excluding devDependencies.
registry
string
The registry to install modules from.
state
string
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
  • latest
The state of the node.js library.
unsafe_perm
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Use the --unsafe-perm flag when installing.
version
string
The version to be installed.

Examples

- name: Install "coffee-script" node.js package.
  community.general.npm:
    name: coffee-script
    path: /app/location

- name: Install "coffee-script" node.js package on version 1.6.1.
  community.general.npm:
    name: coffee-script
    version: '1.6.1'
    path: /app/location

- name: Install "coffee-script" node.js package globally.
  community.general.npm:
    name: coffee-script
    global: yes

- name: Remove the globally package "coffee-script".
  community.general.npm:
    name: coffee-script
    global: yes
    state: absent

- name: Install "coffee-script" node.js package from custom registry.
  community.general.npm:
    name: coffee-script
    registry: 'http://registry.mysite.com'

- name: Install packages based on package.json.
  community.general.npm:
    path: /app/location

- name: Update packages based on package.json to their latest version.
  community.general.npm:
    path: /app/location
    state: latest

- name: Install packages based on package.json using the npm installed with nvm v0.10.1.
  community.general.npm:
    path: /app/location
    executable: /opt/nvm/v0.10.1/bin/npm
    state: present

Authors

  • Chris Hoffman (@chrishoffman)

© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2021 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
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