npm-buildpack

Install or build node_modules from a cache

npm install -g npm-buildpack

Usage

After installing go to a node app and run

npm-buildpack

The script will do the following things

1. If there already is a node_modules folder just run npm rebuild
2. If not is will do an npm install using a local cache

It handles modules cache invalidation by listening to the npm changes feed. This ensures that you always get the most up-to-date modules according to your semvers.

Primarily useful when your are deploying / building a node app on a remote server. This is similar to the heroku node.js buildpack except it only does npm stuff.

To view all available options run

npm-buildpack --help

License

MIT