install-packages

Programmatically install npm packages.

This is used by webpack-proxy, here's a preview:

Install

yarn add install-packages

Usage

const install = require('install-packages')
 
install({
  packages: ['webpack', 'mocha']
})
//=> Promise

API

install(options)

options

packages

Type: string[]

You can omit this to install dependencies from package.json.

cwd

Type: string
Default: process.cwd()

The directory to install packages.

installPeers

Type: boolean
Default: true

Install peer dependencies for corresponding dependency.

peerFilter

Type: (name: string, version: string) => boolean

A function to filter peerDependencies, return true to install it, false otherwise.

saveDev

Type: boolean
Default: false

Install as dev dependencies.

packageManager

Type: string
Possible values: npm yarn

By default we automatically detect package manager.

install.determinePackageManager([cwd])

Determine package manager for specifc directory.

Contributing

Fork it!
Create your feature branch: git checkout -b my-new-feature
Commit your changes: git commit -am 'Add some feature'
Push to the branch: git push origin my-new-feature
Submit a pull request :D