How to download npm packages instead of using the command line

Question

I'm working in a completely offline environment & lately, I've had to code some react applications. I wonder if there is a way to download npmjs packages manually without using the command npm install <package-name>.

For example, while I'm coding with python in the same offline env, I'm downloading everything from PyPi manually & use the .whl in my offline environment using removable devices from one online environment to the offline environment.

I'll appreciate for any help or direction to the solution.

Answer 1

You need to download their source from the github. Find the main file and then include it in your main file.

You need to find the source and go through the package.json file. There you can find which is the main file. So that you can include that in your application.

To include example.js in your app. Copy it into your application folder. Once you do that, your requirements will just be:

var moduleName = require("path/to/example.js")

It will always look for a node_modules directory at the root of your app (and a few other places as well).

It's important you download the full repo and not just the lib folder if you plan to use it this way since the package.json file is used to find the main entry point. As long as the repository has a valid package.json file it should work.[