Steps to make npm package

• Signup https://www.npmjs.com/signup
• Decide npm package which is not available on npm registry and put as package-name in package.json
• create custom importable module
• npm init -y
• index.js function helloNpmWorld() { return "hello NPM World" } module.exports = helloNpmWorld

Testing

• npm link to make package available globally
• create test.js in test folder const helloNpm = require('package-name') console.log(helloNpm()).
• npm link npm-module-tutorial will create node_module and package-name in it.
• run node test.js

Publish npm package

• npm login
• npm publish

rePublish npm package

• update Patch, Minor or Major version to republish
• npm publish

Scoped npm package

• npm init --scope=@your-username
• package name @your-username/package-name
• npm publish --access public
• npm publish --access private

Deprecate npm package

• npm deprecate npm-module-tutorial@"< 2.0.0" "critical bug fixed in v2.0.0"
• When will you try to install 1.0.0 npm will warn "npm warn deprecated [email protected]: critical bug fixed in v2.0.0" in terminal