Node.js/npm Just installer

A simple Node.js installer for the excellent Just command runner (https://just.systems). This allows you to install Just as part of the npm install command, so you don't have to worry about setting it up separately. Great for development teams!

Now with Windows support!

Local usage (great for team projects):

$ npm install -D just-install
# or
$ yarn add -D just-install

Or globally:

$ npm install -g just-install
# or
$ yarn global add just-install

Purpose

Using Just is an excellent option for a more robust command runner in your Node.js projects. However, it requires installing Just on your system as a separate installation step, using one of the various package managers for your system of choice.

If you want to remove the extra setup step of installing Just when developing a Node.js application, this utility will install a local, standalone binary as part of the npm install command.

After installation, the just command will work in npm scripts:

// package.json:

{
  // ...
  "scripts": {
    "start": "just start"
  }
}

Or with npx:

$ npx just start

It's great for teams who want to make the set up process for their project as easy as possible.

Implementation notes

This utility executes Just by spawning a child process from Node.js and passing through all stdio from the Just executable. This is necessary due to technical reasons for Windows and Yarn users, so to avoid an overly-complex installation process, it works this way for Mac and Linus users too. I don't expect this to cause any issues, but it might be worth noting.

MIT License

Copyright © 2022 Alex Brombal

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