You’ll need a project in GitHub to get started, so follow these steps to initiate a project. If you’re already familiar with this you can jump ahead to the Production-ready npm package section which covers more advanced topics. Let’s first get acquainted with the process of creating and publishing an npm package by using a simple example. Let’s get started! Prerequisitesįamiliarity with Node.js, JavaScript, GitHub, and GitHub Actionsĭevelopment tools available to assist with creating an npm package

By the end of this tutorial, you’ll feel confident in your ability to produce modern and sustainable npm packages.

Then you’ll learn what’s involved with making a more robust and production-ready npm package by setting up a test framework, a continuous integration and deployment pipeline, security checks, and automated semantic version management for release. You will first learn how to create an npm package, so you can get familiar with building and publishing a package to the npm registry. In this tutorial, we’re going to walk step by step through creating an npm package using modern best practices (as of 2022). If you have a feeling they may be a little out of date, though, keep reading. So while npm is 12 years old, your practices around npm package creation should hopefully be a lot more modern. Technology is always changing and your processes and practices need to keep up with those changes.

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