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

Note

This module is part of the community.general collection (version 7.5.2).

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. You need further requirements to be able to use this module, see Requirements for details.

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

Synopsis

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

Aliases: packaging.language.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

Comments

ci

boolean

Install packages based on package-lock file, same as running npm ci.

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

executable

path

The executable location for npm.

This is useful if you are using a version manager, such as nvm.

global

boolean

Install the node.js library globally.

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

ignore_scripts

boolean

Use the --ignore-scripts flag when installing.

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

name

string

The name of a node.js library to install.

boolean

added in community.general 2.5.0

Use the --no-bin-links flag when installing.

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

no_optional

boolean

added in community.general 2.0.0

Use the --no-optional flag when installing.

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

path

path

The base path where to install the node.js libraries.

production

boolean

Install dependencies in production mode, excluding devDependencies.

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

registry

string

The registry to install modules from.

state

string

The state of the node.js library.

Choices:

  • "present" ← (default)

  • "absent"

  • "latest"

unsafe_perm

boolean

Use the --unsafe-perm flag when installing.

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

version

string

The version to be installed.

Attributes

Attribute

Support

Description

check_mode

Support: full

Can run in check_mode and return changed status prediction without modifying target.

diff_mode

Support: none

Will return details on what has changed (or possibly needs changing in check_mode), when in diff mode.

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: true

- name: Remove the globally package "coffee-script".
  community.general.npm:
    name: coffee-script
    global: true
    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)