GNVM: Node.js version manager on Windows by GO

GNVM is simple multi node.js version manager on Windows by GO, like nvm nvmw nodist

Documentation

中文版

Download

• 32-bit | 64-bit Host by Box.com
• 32-bit | 64-bit Host by Github.com

Geek way

• For go user, usage go get

  go get github.com/Kenshin/gnvm

• For git user, usage git clone

  git clone git@github.com:Kenshin/gnvm-bin.git

• For curl user, usage curl -O

  curl -L https://github.com/Kenshin/gnvm-bin/blob/master/32-bit/gnvm.exe?raw=true -o gnvm.exe

  curl -L https://github.com/Kenshin/gnvm-bin/blob/master/64-bit/gnvm.exe?raw=true -o gnvm.exe

Installation

exist node.exe

• Download gnvm.exe in node.exe folder.(recommended)
• Download gnvm.exe in any folder, add this folder to path environment variable.

not exist node.exe

• Download gnvm.exe in any folder, add this folder to path environment variable.

Validation

Run cmd(administrator permissions) and input gnvm version, if output print Current version x.x.x configuration is successful.

Screenshots

Definitions

• global The current node.exe version.
• latest The stable node.exe version.

Usage

Usage:
  gnvm
  gnvm [command]

Available Commands:
  version                   :: Print the version number of gnvm.exe
  install                   :: Install any node.exe version
  uninstall                 :: Uninstall local node.exe version
  use                       :: Use any version of the local already exists
  update                    :: Update latest node.exe
  ls                        :: List show all <local> <remote> node.exe version
  node-version              :: Show <global> <latest> node.exe version
  config                    :: Setter and getter registry
  help [command]            :: Help about any command

Best practices

• Run gnvm need administrator permissions.
• The first run gnvm need use gnvm config INIT(recommended)
• gnvm can download to any folder, suggest gnvm.exe in node.exe folder.
• Use gnvm config registry xxx change reigistry, default registry is http://nodejs.org/dist/.
• gnvm depend on.gnvmrc, please don't modify manually.
• gnvm install npm support latest npm, but 0.1.0 version only support install npm to node.exe folder, can't custom npm path.

Usage scenarios( exist node.exe )

gnvm config INIT
gnvm config registry dist.u.qiniudn.com
gnvm update latest
gnvm node-version
gnvm install 0.11.1 0.11.2 0.11.3
gnvm use 0.11.1
gnvm ls
gnvm uninstall 0.11.1

Usage scenarios( not exist node.exe )

gnvm config INIT
gnvm config registry dist.u.qiniudn.com
gnvm install latest -g
gnvm node-version
gnvm ls
gnvm install npm

Dependency

• https://github.com/Kenshin/curl
• https://github.com/Kenshin/cprint

Other package

• https://github.com/spf13/cobra
• https://github.com/tsuru/config
• https://github.com/pierrre/archivefile
• https://github.com/daviddengcn/go-colortext

Icon

• http://www.easyicon.net/1143807-update_icon.html

Feature

FAQ

Q. The difference between gnvm and nvmw, nvm?

A. gnvm is single cli file, more than nvmw feature, e.g. gnvm update, gnvm install npm, gnvm config registry xxxx, more like nvm.

Help

• Email kenshin@ksria.com
• Github issue

CHANGELOG

• 2014-07-23, Version 0.1.3:

  • Fixbug of node.exe process to take up, gnvm use x.xx.xx not work.
  • When usage gnvm use x.xx.xx, kill node.exe process automatically.

• 2014-07-15, Version 0.1.2:

  • Adapter go version 1.3.
  • Fix bug of usage gnvm update latest -g adapter go version error.

• 2014-06-06, Version 0.1.1:

  • Change util/p/print.go to github.com/Kenshin/cprint.
  • change util/curl/curl.go to github.com/Kenshin/curl.
  • Add this project to travis-ci.org.
  • Remove nodehandle.cmd method.
  • Optimize nodehandle.copy method logic.
  • Fix bug of When not global node.exe, need get gnvm.exe path.

• 2014-05-30, Version 0.1.0:

  • version
  • install
  • uninstall
  • use
  • update
  • ls
  • node-version
  • config

LICENSE

(The MIT License)

Copyright (c) 2014 Kenshin Wang kenshin@ksria.com

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.