Puppet module: nodejs

Maintainer wanted

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puppet-nodejs is not currently being maintained, and may have unresolved issues or not be up-to-date.

I'm still using it on a daily basis (with Puppet 3.8.5) and fixing issues I find while using it. But sadly, I don't have the time required to actively add new features, fix issues other people report or port it to Puppet 4.x.

If you would like to maintain this module, please create an issue at: https://github.com/netmanagers/puppet-nodejs/issues offering yourself.

Getting started

This is a Puppet module that installs nodejs and npm.

Based on puppetlabs-nodejs module but modified to follow Example42 "NextGen" modules' design.

Based on Example42 layouts by Alessandro Franceschi / Lab42

Official site: http://www.netmanagers.com.ar

Official git repository: http://github.com/netmanagers/puppet-nodejs

Released under the terms of Apache 2 License.

This module requires the presence of Example42 Puppi module in your modulepath.

USAGE - Basic management

• Install nodejs with default settings

    class { 'nodejs': }
  

• Install a specific version of nodejs package

    class { 'nodejs':
      version => '1.0.1',
    }
  

• Remove nodejs resources

    class { 'nodejs':
      absent => true
    }
  

• Enable auditing without without making changes on existing nodejs configuration files

    class { 'nodejs':
      audit_only => true
    }
  

• Module dry-run: Do not make any change on all the resources provided by the module

    class { 'nodejs':
      noops => true
    }
  

• Automatically include a custom subclass

    class { 'nodejs':
      my_class => 'example42::my_nodejs',
    }
  

npm package

Two types of npm packages are supported.

• npm global packages are supported via ruby provider for puppet package type.
• npm local packages are supported via puppet define type nodejs::npm.

For more information regarding global vs. local installation see [nodejs blog](http://blog.nodejs.org/ 2011/03/23/npm-1-0-global-vs-local-installation/)

package

npm package provider is an extension of puppet package type which supports versionable and upgradeable . The package provider only handles global installation:

Example:

package { 'express':
  ensure   => latest,
  provider => 'npm',
}

package { 'mime':
  ensure   => '1.2.4',
  provider => 'npm',
}

nodejs::npm

nodejs::npm is suitable for local installation of npm packages:

nodejs::npm { 'express_2.5.9':
  pkg_name    => 'express',
  install_dir => /opt/razor,
  ensure      => present,
  version     => '2.5.9',
}

If you don't specify pkg_name, title becomes the name of the package to install.

install_dir defaults to $npm_local_dir (/opt/razor) if not specified.

So, a shortest way to write the previous example, is:

nodejs::npm { 'express':
  version     => '2.5.9',
}

See npm define file for parameters description.

TESTING