install npm packages in container

Author: jordancarlin

.devcontainer/Dockerfile

@@ -49,4 +49,12 @@ RUN /usr/bin/python3 -m venv /opt/venv && \
     rm /tmp/requirements.txt
 ENV PATH="/opt/venv/bin:$PATH"
 
+# Install npm packages globally in the container
+COPY package.json package-lock.json /opt/node/
+RUN cd /opt/node && \
+    /usr/bin/npm ci && \
+    rm /opt/node/package.json /opt/node/package-lock.json
+ENV NODE_PATH="/opt/node/node_modules"
+ENV PATH="/opt/node/node_modules/.bin:$PATH"
+
 WORKDIR /workspace

.devcontainer/onCreateCommand.sh

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-npm i
 bundle install

bin/setup

@@ -209,10 +209,6 @@ if [[ ! -z "$DEVELOPMENT" && $DEVELOPMENT -eq 1 ]]; then
     fi
 fi
 
-if [ ! -d ${ROOT}/node_modules ]; then
-    ${RUN} npm i
-fi
-
 if [ "${CONTAINER_TYPE}" == "devcontainer" ]; then
     BUNDLE="bundle"
     RUBY="bundle exec ruby"

container.def

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ From: ubuntu:24.04
 
 %files
   requirements.txt /tmp/requirements.txt
+  package.json /opt/node/package.json
+  package-lock.json /opt/node/package-lock.json
 
 %post
   export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
@@ -49,11 +51,14 @@ From: ubuntu:24.04
   /opt/venv/bin/pip install -r /tmp/requirements.txt
   rm /tmp/requirements.txt
 
+  # Install npm packages globally in the container
+  cd /opt/node
+  /usr/bin/npm ci
+  rm /opt/node/package.json /opt/node/package-lock.json
+
   # cd $HOME
   # bundle install
 
-  # npm i wavedrom-cli
-  # npm i i -E  @antora/[email protected] @antora/[email protected] @antora/lunr-extension asciidoctor-kroki
-
 %environment
-  export PATH="/opt/venv/bin:$PATH"
+  export PATH="/opt/venv/bin:/opt/node/node_modules/.bin:$PATH"
+  export NODE_PATH="/opt/node/node_modules"