Simple "Hello, World" Node Package

A simple “Hello, World” node package for educational purposes:

Exposes a simple hello function that accepts an optional name parameter (usage below)
Transpiles ES6 to ES5 with Babel (exposes the ES5 code base to consumers)
Marked as “private” so it won’t accidentally get published to NPM
Includes an .npmignore in case you want to publish it to NPM
Trivial test script to see how it works

I include the build/ directory because my anticipated use case is to store this package in a private Github repo and I don’t want to force the consumer to compile it (i.e., bring in Babel themselves).

Usage

(in your own node app)

Of course you need to npm install https://github.com/nullfame/hello-node-package.git

const hello = require('Hello')

console.log(hello())
console.log(hello("You"))

Result:

Hello, World
Hello, You

Scripts

(assuming you have cloned this repo)

npm test runs tests/test.js, which outputs the above
npm run build runs the Babel transpiling from src/ to build/
npm run clean nukes the build/ directory
The preversion hook runs clean and build when using npm version [major|minor|patch] to bump the version number
The prepublish hook runs the same when publishing to NPM, if that’s your thing

Disclaimers

Probably the property of my employer, Northwestern University, though I doubt they would mount a vigorous defense. Do not use in a manner contrary to the labeling. Safe for use around pets.