Prisma Package Manager (ppm)

A simple, cross-platform Node.js package manager with lock file, caching, and script support.

Features

• Install/uninstall/list packages from npm registry
• Custom lock file: prisma.lock
• Recursive dependency resolution
• Version constraints (exact, ^, ~, latest)
• Install from lock file
• Update/upgrade commands
• Progress bar/spinner
• Script support (like npm run)
• Project config file: ppm.json
• Package tarball cache for fast/offline installs
• Cross-platform support (Windows, macOS, Linux)

Usage

Install a package

ppm install <package>[@version]

Install all from lock file

ppm install

Uninstall a package

ppm uninstall <package>

List installed packages

ppm list

Update a package

ppm update <package>

Upgrade all packages

ppm upgrade

Run a script from package.json

ppm run <script>

Project Config: ppm.json

Example:

{
  "name": "my-project",
  "customSettings": {
    "cacheDirectory": "./.ppm-cache",
    "registry": "https://registry.npmjs.org/"
  }
}

Development

• Node.js 18+
• Install dependencies: npm install
• Link globally for CLI: npm link

License

MIT