npm-atomic-publish

publish a module with a single http request.

in recent npm versions npm also uses an atomic publish, pretty much just like this, but not exactly.

how this works.

1. CHECK_CACHE check for ~/.npm/{module_name}/.cache.json,
   if it's not present, assume it's a new module and goto DEFAULTS, else, goto PUBLISH

2. DEFAULTS set up the doc for a fresh publish. goto PUBLISH

3. PUBLISH add the tarball inline to the document,
   and attempt to push to the registry.
   If you get 2xx goto DONE.
   If there was an error, and this was the first time you tried goto UPDATE_CACHE,
   else it's the second time you have tried to publish, then goto ABORT.

4. UPDATE_CACHE do a get request for the module, and update the cache.
   If this fails with a 404, goto DEFAULTS (this will only happen after an unpublish)
   If it succeeds, goto PUBLISH, else goto ABORT

5. ABORT post an issue!

6. DONE write another module!

Usage

npm install -g npm-atomic-publish
 
cd your-module/
npm-atomic-publish

License

MIT