From 8ddebbdacd087adeeaf9c66ac543b076b459f196 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jbranchaud Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2018 22:16:17 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Add Link A JavaScript Package Locally as a javascript til --- README.md | 3 ++- .../link-a-javascript-package-locally.md | 25 +++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) create mode 100644 javascript/link-a-javascript-package-locally.md diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 0609362..2a37634 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ smart people at [Hashrocket](http://hashrocket.com/). For a steady stream of TILs from a variety of rocketeers, checkout [til.hashrocket.com](https://til.hashrocket.com/). -_631 TILs and counting..._ +_632 TILs and counting..._ --- @@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ _631 TILs and counting..._ - [Initialize A New JavaScript Project With Yarn](javascript/initialize-a-new-javascript-project-with-yarn.md) - [Install The Latest Version Of Node With Nvm](javascript/install-the-latest-version-of-node-with-nvm.md) - [ISO-8601 Formatted Dates Are Interpreted As UTC](javascript/iso-8601-formatted-dates-are-interpreted-as-utc.md) +- [Link A JavaScript Package Locally](javascript/link-a-javascript-package-locally.md) - [List Top-Level NPM Dependencies](javascript/list-top-level-npm-dependencies.md) - [Matching Multiple Values In A Switch Statement](javascript/matching-multiple-values-in-a-switch-statement.md) - [New Dates Can Take Out Of Bounds Values](javascript/new-dates-can-take-out-of-bounds-values.md) diff --git a/javascript/link-a-javascript-package-locally.md b/javascript/link-a-javascript-package-locally.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..45c4bef --- /dev/null +++ b/javascript/link-a-javascript-package-locally.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +# Link A JavaScript Package Locally + +If you are putting together a JavaScript package and you'd like to test it +out locally before putting it on NPM, use `npm link`. + +First, from the directory of the package you are creating run: + +```bash +$ npm link +``` + +This will symlink the package to the global node modules directory. + +Then, from the base project directory that you want to try importing and +using the package from, run: + +```bash +$ npm link name-of-package +``` + +This will create an additional symlink from the global node modules +directory to the `node_modules` of this target project. + +You'll now have access to the project, try an `import` to get what you need +and try it out.