nodejs-cookbook

Installs node.js/npm and includes a resource for managing npm packages

Requirements

Platforms

• Debian/Ubuntu
• RHEL/CentOS/Scientific/Amazon/Oracle
• openSUSE
• Windows

Note: Source installs require GCC 4.8+, which is not included on older distro releases

Chef

• Chef Infra Client 14+

Cookbooks

• ark

Usage

Include the nodejs recipe to install node on your system based on the default installation method:

include_recipe "nodejs"

Install methods

Package

Install node from packages:

node['nodejs']['install_method'] = 'package' # Not necessary because it's the default
include_recipe "nodejs"
# Or
include_recipe "nodejs::nodejs_from_package"

By default this will setup deb/rpm repositories from nodesource.com, which include up to date NodeJS packages. If you prefer to use distro provided package you can disable this behavior by setting node['nodejs']['install_repo'] to false.

Binary

Install node from official prebuilt binaries:

node['nodejs']['install_method'] = 'binary'
include_recipe "nodejs"

# Or
include_recipe "nodejs::nodejs_from_binary"

# Or set a specific version of nodejs to be installed
node.default['nodejs']['install_method'] = 'binary'
node.default['nodejs']['version'] = '5.9.0'
node.default['nodejs']['binary']['checksum'] = '99c4136cf61761fac5ac57f80544140a3793b63e00a65d4a0e528c9db328bf40'

# Or fetch the binary from your own location
node.default['nodejs']['install_method'] = 'binary'
node.default['nodejs']['binary']['url'] = 'https://s3.amazonaws.com/my-bucket/node-v7.8.0-linux-x64.tar.gz'
node.default['nodejs']['binary']['checksum'] = '0bd86f2a39221b532172c7d1acb57f0b0cba88c7b82ea74ba9d1208b9f6f9697'

Source

Install node from sources:

node['nodejs']['install_method'] = 'source'
include_recipe "nodejs"
# Or
include_recipe "nodejs::nodejs_from_source"

Chocolatey

Install node from chocolatey:

node['nodejs']['install_method'] = 'chocolatey'
include_recipe "nodejs"
# Or
include_recipe "nodejs::nodejs_from_chocolatey"

NPM

Npm is included in nodejs installs by default. By default, we are using it and call it embedded. Adding recipe nodejs::npm assure you to have npm installed and let you choose install method with node['nodejs']['npm']['install_method']

include_recipe "nodejs::npm"

Warning: This recipe will include the nodejs recipe, which by default includes nodejs::nodejs_from_package if you did not set node['nodejs']['install_method'].

Resources

npm_package

note: This resource was previously named nodejs_npm. Calls to that resource name will still function, but cookbooks should be updated for the new npm_package resource name.

npm_package lets you install npm packages from various sources:

• npm registry:

  • name: property :package
  • version: property :version (optional)

• url: property :url

  • for git use git://{your_repo}

• from a json (package.json by default): property :json

  • use true for default
  • use a String to specify json file

Packages can be installed globally (by default) or in a directory (by using attribute :path)

You can specify an NPM_TOKEN environment variable for accessing NPM private modules by using attribute :npm_token

You can specify a NODE_ENV environment variable, in the case that some element of your installation depends on this by using attribute :node_env. E.g., using node-config as part of your postinstall script. Please note that adding the --production option will override this to NODE_ENV=production.

You can append more specific options to npm command with attribute :options array :

You can specify auto_update as false to stop the npm install command from running and updating an installed package. Running the command will update packages within restrictions imposed by a package.json file. The default behavior is to update automatically.

• use an array of options (w/ dash), they will be added to npm call.
• ex: ['--production','--force'] or ['--force-latest']

You can specify live_stream true for the resource to have the package install information included in the chef-client log outout for better npm package diagnostics and trouble shooting.

This LWRP attempts to use vanilla npm as much as possible (no custom wrapper).

Packages

npm_package 'express'

npm_package 'async' do
  version '0.6.2'
end

npm_package 'request' do
  url 'github mikeal/request'
end

npm_package 'grunt' do
  path '/home/random/grunt'
  json true
  user 'random'
  node_env 'staging'
end

npm_package 'my_private_module' do
  path '/home/random/myproject' # The root path to your project, containing a package.json file
  json true
  npm_token '12345-abcde-e5d4c3b2a1'
  user 'random'
  options ['--production'] # Only install dependencies. Skip devDependencies
end

Working Examples

Or add packages via attributes (which accept the same attributes as the LWRP above):

"nodejs": {
  "npm_packages": [
    {
      "name": "express"
    },
    {
      "name": "async",
      "version": "0.6.2"
    },
    {
      "name": "request",
      "url": "github mikeal/request"
    }
    {
      "name": "grunt",
      "path": "/home/random/grunt",
      "json": true,
      "user": "random"
    }
  ]
}

License & Authors

Author: Marius Ducea ([email protected]) Author: Nathan L Smith ([email protected]) Author: Guilhem Lettron ([email protected]) Author: Barthelemy Vessemont ([email protected])

Copyright: Chef Software, Inc.

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at

    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
limitations under the License.