node-modules-cache

This tool is useful for entirely skipping npm install if currently existing node_modules has been built from the same package.json and optionally package-lock.json.

This if often the case on CI such as Codeship, Gitlab CI or Drone.IO where caching whole node_modules is a common pattern.

Installation

Minimum Node 6 is required.

npm install -g node-modules-cache

or

wget https://rush.sh/I7cG88_dKzPzn0v+Z5hQK6DxDa4/node-modules-cache -O /usr/local/bin/node-modules-cache

Usage

The below will run npm install automatically if our cached package.json/package-lock.json have changed.

node-modules-cache install # you can pass any extra parameters you would pass to npm install

It is equivalent to more manual usage:

node-modules-cache check || (npm install && node-modules-cache set)

If you want to reinstall all modules when the cache is invalid then use:

node-modules-cache reinstall

which is equivalent to:

node-modules-cache check || (rm -rf node_modules && npm install && node-modules-cache set)

License

MIT