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.\" Generated with Ronnjs/v0.1
.\" http://github.com/kapouer/ronnjs/
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.TH "NPM\-SCRIPTS" "1" "January 2011" "" ""
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.SH "NAME"
\fBnpm-scripts\fR \-\- How npm handles the "scripts" field
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
npm supports the "scripts" member of the package\.json script, for the
following scripts:
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preinstall:
Run BEFORE the package is installed
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install, postinstall:
Run AFTER the package is installed\.
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preactivate:
Run BEFORE the package is activated\.
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activate, postactivate:
Run AFTER the package has been activated\.
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predeactivate, deactivate:
Run BEFORE the package is deactivated\.
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postdeactivate:
Run AFTER the package is deactivated\.
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preuninstall, uninstall:
Run BEFORE the package is uninstalled\.
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postuninstall:
Run AFTER the package is uninstalled\.
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preupdate:
Run BEFORE the package is updated with the update command\.
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update, postupdate:
Run AFTER the package is updated with the update command\.
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preupdatedependencies:
Run BEFORE the package dependencies are pointed to the new version\.
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updatedependencies, postupdatedependencies:
Run AFTER the package dependencies are pointed to the new version\.
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pretest, test, posttest:
Run by the \fBnpm test\fR command\.
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prestop, stop, poststop:
Run by the \fBnpm stop\fR command\.
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prestart, start, poststart:
Run by the \fBnpm start\fR command\.
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prerestart, restart, postrestart:
Run by the \fBnpm restart\fR command\. Note: \fBnpm restart\fR will run the
stop and start scripts if no \fBrestart\fR script is provided\.
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.P
Additionally, arbitrary scrips can be run by doing \fBnpm run\-script <stage> <pkg>\fR\|\.
.
.SH "ENVIRONMENT"
Package scripts run in an environment where many pieces of information are
made available regarding the setup of npm and the current state of the
process\.
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.SS "package\.json vars"
The package\.json fields are tacked onto the \fBnpm_package_\fR prefix\. So, for
instance, if you had \fB{"name":"foo", "version":"1\.2\.5"}\fR in your package\.json
file, then your package scripts would have the \fBnpm_package_name\fR environment
variable set to "foo", and the \fBnpm_package_version\fR set to "1\.2\.5"
.
.SS "configuration"
Configuration parameters are put in the environment with the \fBnpm_config_\fR
prefix\. For instance, you can view the effective \fBroot\fR config by checking the \fBnpm_config_root\fR environment variable\.
.
.SS "Special: package\.json "config" hash"
The package\.json "config" keys are overwritten in the environment if
there is a config param of \fB<name>[@<version>]:<key>\fR\|\. For example, if
the package\.json has this:
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.
.nf
{ "name" : "foo"
, "config" : { "port" : "8080" }
, "scripts" : { "start" : "node server\.js" } }
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.fi
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.P
and the server\.js is this:
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.nf
http\.createServer(\.\.\.)\.listen(process\.env\.npm_package_config_port)
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.fi
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.P
then the user could change the behavior by doing:
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.
.nf
npm config set foo:port 80
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.fi
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.SS "current lifecycle event"
Lastly, the \fBnpm_lifecycle_event\fR environment variable is set to whichever
stage of the cycle is being executed\. So, you could have a single script used
for different parts of the process which switches based on what\'s currently
happening\.
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.P
Objects are flattened following this format, so if you had \fB{"scripts":{"install":"foo\.js"}}\fR in your package\.json, then you\'d see this
in the script:
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.
.nf
process\.env\.npm_package_scripts_install === "foo\.js"
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.fi
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.SH "EXAMPLES"
For example, if your package\.json contains this:
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.
.nf
{ "scripts" :
{ "install" : "scripts/install\.js"
, "postinstall" : "scripts/install\.js"
, "activate" : "scripts/install\.js"
, "uninstall" : "scripts/uninstall\.js"
}
}
.
.fi
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.
.P
then the \fBscripts/install\.js\fR will be called for the install, post\-install,
and activate stages of the lifecycle, and the \fBscripts/uninstall\.js\fR would be
called when the package is uninstalled\. Since \fBscripts/install\.js\fR is running
for three different phases, it would be wise in this case to look at the \fBnpm_lifecycle_event\fR environment variable\.
.
.P
If you want to run a make command, you can do so\. This works just fine:
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.
.nf
{ "scripts" :
{ "preinstall" : "\./configure"
, "install" : "make && make install"
, "test" : "make test"
}
}
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.fi
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.SH "EXITING"
Scripts are run by passing the line as a script argument to \fBsh\fR\|\.
.
.P
If the script exits with a code other than 0, then this will abort the
process\.
.
.P
Note that these script files don\'t have to be nodejs or even javascript
programs\. They just have to be some kind of executable file\.
.
.SH "HOOK SCRIPTS"
If you want to run a specific script at a specific lifecycle event for ALL
packages, then you can use a hook script\.
.
.P
Place an executable file at \fB{root}/\.npm/\.hooks/{eventname}\fR, and it\'ll get
run for all packages when they are going through that point in the package
lifecycle\.
.
.P
Hook scripts are run exactly the same way as package\.json scripts\. That is,
they are in a separate child process, with the env described above\.
.
.SH "BEST PRACTICES"
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Don\'t exit with a non\-zero error code unless you \fIreally\fR mean it\.
Except for uninstall/deactivate scripts, this will cause the npm action
to fail, and potentially be rolled back\. If the failure is minor or
only will prevent some optional features, then it\'s better to just
print a warning and exit successfully\.
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Try not to use scripts to do what npm can do for you\. Read through \fBnpm help json\fR to see all the things that you can specify and enable
by simply describing your package appropriately\. In general, this will
lead to a more robust and consistent state\.
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Inspect the env to determine where to put things\. For instance, if
the \fBnpm_config_binroot\fR environ is set to \fB/home/user/bin\fR, then don\'t
try to install executables into \fB/usr/local/bin\fR\|\. The user probably
set it up that way for a reason\.
.
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Don\'t prefix your script commands with "sudo"\. If root permissions are
required for some reason, then it\'ll fail with that error, and the user
will sudo the npm command in question\.
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