This tool is used to install Npm modules, as specified in a npm-shrinkwrap.json file. Each module which is installed will be cached, in $HOME/.frosty by default.
Benefits of this tool over vanilla npm:
- Modules are cached in a fully expanded, post-install state.
- This tool can be run in a fully offline mode, so that no network requests will take place.
The recommended method for installing is to use this one liner:
bash <(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sethmcl/frosty/latest/tools/net_install.sh)
This will install frosty to ~/.frosty, and you'll be able to launch frosty by running ~/.frosty/cli/bin/frosty.
There are two installation options available, which you can select by setting environment variables:
# Change the directory where frosty is installed.
INSTALL_DIR=~/some/dir bash <(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sethmcl/frosty/latest/tools/net_install.sh)
# Change the version of frosty to install
VERSION=0.0.3 bash <(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sethmcl/frosty/latest/tools/net_install.sh)
# Change both the install directory and version
INSTALL_DIR=~/some/dir VERSION=0.0.3 bash <(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sethmcl/frosty/latest/tools/net_install.sh)
If the VERSION variable is not set, the last released version of frosty will be installed. This is denoted by the latest tag in this repository.
# look in current directory for npm-shrinkwrap.json and install node modules
frosty install
--cwd [DIR] Look for npm-shrinkwrap.json in this directory.
--cache-dir [DIR] Use this directory to cache npm modules.
--force Continue installation even if one or more modules fail to install.
--http-proxy [URL] Use a proxy to reach the npm registry.
--offline Do not download modules which are not found in the local cache.
--registry [URL] Use an alternative npm registry (default is https://registry.npmjs.org)
--verbose Show verbose output.
If you are using private NPM modules, you may specify your NPM auth token via the NPM_TOKEN environment variable.
NPM_TOKEN=abc123 frosty install
This will allow frosty to authenticate with NPM and see your modules.