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syam-install

v0.0.2

Published

Smart install CLI that auto-detects your package manager (npm, pnpm, yarn, bun, deno) from lock files.

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Maintainers

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Keywords

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Readme

syam-install

Smart CLI installer that auto-detects your package manager from lock files and delegates to the right tool.

npm version license

Installation

npm install -g syam-install
# or
pnpm add -g syam-install
# or
bun add -g syam-install

Usage

Install all dependencies

Reads package.json and installs all dependencies + devDependencies using the detected package manager:

syam install
syam i

Install a specific package

syam install express
syam i express

Install multiple packages

syam install express lodash axios
syam i express lodash axios

Install globally

syam install -g nodemon
syam i -g nodemon

# Multiple packages globally
syam install -g nodemon typescript tsx
syam i -g nodemon typescript tsx

Package Manager Auto-Detection

syam install looks for lock files in the current directory and maps them to the corresponding package manager:

| Lock File | Package Manager | Underlying Command | |---|---|---| | pnpm-lock.yaml | pnpm | pnpm add / pnpm install | | yarn.lock | yarn | yarn add / yarn install | | bun.lock / bun.lockb | bun | bun add / bun install | | deno.lock | deno | deno install | | package-lock.json | npm | npm install | | (no lock file found) | npm | npm install |

Detection is based on priority order — pnpm-lock.yaml is checked before package-lock.json.

Examples

$ syam install express

 syam  detected pnpm via pnpm-lock.yaml
▶ pnpm add express

...pnpm output...

✔ Done!
$ syam install -g typescript

 syam  no lock file found, using npm (default)
▶ npm install -g typescript

...npm output...

✔ Done!

Options

| Flag | Description | |---|---| | -g, --global | Install package(s) globally | | -h, --help | Show help | | -v, --version | Show version |

Related

  • syam-init — Interactive project initializer

License

MIT © udenbaguse