computer-playbook/roles/npm/tasks/main.yml

- name: Ensure npm is installed
  package:
    name: npm
    state: present

- name: Run 'npm ci'
  command: npm ci
  args:
    chdir: "{{ npm_project_folder }}"
  when: npm_project_folder is defined
  register: npm_output
  changed_when: "'added' in npm_output.stdout or 'updated' in npm_output.stdout"