Npm task

2018, Jan 01 One min read

Npm task

Description

Task to process npm, the node package manager.

Npm task parameters

Attribute	Description	Value	Required
install	install package		no
link	link package		no
todir	install output dir	default: current dir	no
run	json file	package.json	yes, with target
target	npm run <target>		no
pack	json file	package.json	no

Examples

/!\ npm must be installed on the system and set up in the PATH.

<project name="npm task"> 

  <taskdef name="npm" 
       classname="net.sourceforge.ant4x.taskdefs.javascript.NpmTask" 
       classpath="PATH/TO/ant4x.jar"/> 

  <target name="install-npm-package"> 
    <npm install="gulp" todir="project-dir/node_modules"/>
  </target>
  
  <target name="run-npm"> 
    <npm run="path/to/package.json" target="compile"/>
  </target>

  <target name="pack-npm"> 
    <npm pack="dir/to/pack/with/package.json"/>
  </target>
</project>