feat(install): support --node-modules-dir for -g and use a manual node_modules dir for installing npm: specifiers#32302
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| let mut new_flags = flags.clone(); | ||
| new_flags.initial_cwd = Some(dir.clone()); | ||
| new_flags.node_modules_dir = flags.node_modules_dir; | ||
| new_flags.internal.root_node_modules_dir_override = | ||
| Some(dir.join("node_modules")); | ||
| new_flags.config_flag = | ||
| ConfigFlag::Path(dir.join("deno.json").to_string_lossy().into_owned()); | ||
| new_flags.subcommand = DenoSubcommand::Install(InstallFlags::Local( | ||
| InstallFlagsLocal::TopLevel(InstallTopLevelFlags { | ||
| lockfile_only: false, | ||
| }), | ||
| )); | ||
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| let new_factory = CliFactory::from_flags(Arc::new(new_flags)); |
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Can you unit test this one?
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Summary
Create a persistent
.<name>/config directory under the install bin dir (e.g.,~/.deno/bin/.cowsay/) for everydeno install -gcommand. For npm packages, this directory also containspackage.jsonandnode_modules/, enabling lifecycle scripts to run during global install.Behaviour
nodeModulesDirset?deno install -g npm:cowsaymanual)deno install -g --allow-scripts jsr:@std/http/file-servermanual)deno install -g --node-modules-dir=manual jsr:@std/http/file-servermanual)deno install -g jsr:@std/http/file-serverdeno install -g http://example.com/script.ts