A constructor task after the update role and the swarm auto-placement installs, in one package-manager call, every package id of every role the host's groups may run: meta dependencies, service edges and every role invocation readable from tasks and handlers, conditions ignored. Ids that must stay with their role (a conditional install, a repository added first, a need before update) carry batch: false in meta/packages.yml and keep their task; roles reference shared root ids with shared: true. 42 per-role install tasks go, and a lint keeps the split: no batched id in a role task, none in a role run ahead of the batch. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
npm
Description
This Ansible role installs npm and optionally runs npm ci within a given project directory. It is intended to streamline dependency installation for Node.js applications.
Overview
Designed for use in Node-based projects, this role installs npm and can execute a clean install (npm ci) to ensure consistent dependency trees.
Cosmos
The diagram places npm in the Infinito.Nexus cosmos: the components it deploys (capabilities), the central services it consumes (dependencies), and its outward reach (federation and bridged external networks).
flowchart LR
subgraph role [dev-npm 💻]
svc_npm["npm"]
end
Solid 1:1 edges are fixed relationships; dashed 0..1 edges are conditional (enabled only in matching deployments); red 0..0 edges are turned off in this role. Node markers show the role's deploy modes (💻 host, 🐳 compose, 🐝 swarm); ❌ marks a service that is explicitly turned off, and ⚙️ an Ansible role dependency declared in meta/main.yml.
Features
- npm Installation: Ensures the
npmpackage manager is installed. - Optional Project Setup: Runs
npm ciin a specified folder to install exact versions frompackage-lock.json. - Idempotent: Skips
npm ciif no folder is configured.
Configuration
Set npm_project_folder to a directory containing package.json and package-lock.json:
vars:
npm_project_folder: /opt/scripts/my-node-project/
License
Infinito.Nexus Community License (Non-Commercial) https://s.infinito.nexus/license
Credits
Implemented by Kevin Veen-Birkenbach. Part of the Infinito.Nexus Project and maintained by Kevin Veen-Birkenbach. Licensed under the Infinito.Nexus Community License (Non-Commercial).