Id

The unique identifier is its name and version together defined in the package.json

Name

A package is:

• a folder containing a program described by a package.json file
• a gzipped tarball containing the folder
• a url pointing to a tarball
• a <name>@<version> that is published on the registry
• a <name>@<tag> (see npm-dist-tag)
• a <name> that has a “latest” tag satisfying
• a <git remote url> that resolves to a folder

npm install git+ssh://[email protected]:isaacs/sax-js.git#cae7b6fb8c
npm install sax@git+ssh://[email protected]:isaacs/sax-js.git#cae7b6fb8c
npm install git+https://[email protected]/isaacs/sax-js.git#cae7b6fb8c

Scope (Private Module)

To create a scoped package, you simply use a package name that starts with your scope.

{
  "name": "@username/project-name"
}

See:

• https://docs.npmjs.com/getting-started/scoped-packages
• https://docs.npmjs.com/misc/scope

Version

Javascript Package - Version

Create

Turn the folder into a package by generating a package.json file

yarn init
// or 
npm init -y

Installation / Update / Delete

A package can be installed

• Locally. See Local package (for your own module, used with the require expression, npm install's default behavior
• Globally. See Global Package (for the whole OS).

See:

• Local package
• Global Package
• Internet Package: Node module are available after publication to npm through https://unpkg.com/

Install all project dependency

See dependency installation

Repository

See Javascript - Repository