chef-npm-registry

Installs and configures an NPM package registry using the official NPM project layout. If you are installing this locally (such as with Vagrant), it is recommended you set the attributes node['couch_db']['httpd']['bind_address'] to "0.0.0.0" and node['couch_db']['httpd']['secure_rewrites'] to false.

Requirements

Platform

• Ubuntu

Tested on:

• Ubuntu 12.04
• Ubuntu 12.10

Cookbooks

Requires Opscode's git and couchdb cookbooks and Marius Ducea's nodejs cookbook. Opscode's cron cookbook is required for scheduled replication. See Attributes and Usage for more information.

Attributes

See the attributes/defaults.rb for default values.

• node['npm_registry']['git']['url'] - The URL to NPM's registry repository. Attribute is provided in case the repository is ever moved.
• node['npm_registry']['git']['reference'] - The branch or tag name to checkout from the Git repository.
• node['npm_registry']['couchdb']['couch'] - The full path to your .couch file.
• node['npm_registry']['couchdb']['username'] - The username for authenticating against your database.
• node['npm_registry']['couchdb']['password'] - The password for authentication against your database.
• node['npm_registry']['couchdb']['port'] - The port number your database is running on.
• node['npm_registry']['registry']['url'] - The URL to your locally installed NPM registry.
• node['npm_registry']['isaacs']['registry']['url'] - The URL to the official NPM registry (used for replication).
• node['npm_registry']['replication']['use_replication'] - Whether to use replication.
• node['npm_registry']['replication']['cron']['use_cron'] - Whether to use cron for replication.
• node['npm_registry']['replication']['cron']['minute'] - The cron minute value.
• node['npm_registry']['replication']['cron']['hour'] - The cron hour value.
• node['npm_registry']['replication']['cron']['weekday'] - The cron weekday value.
• node['npm_registry']['replication']['cron']['day'] - The cron day value.
• node['npm_registry']['replication']['cron']['month'] - The cron month value.

Usage

To install and configure the default NPM package registry, use:

{ "run_list": ["recipe[npm_registry]"] }

To use replication with cron, use:

{ "run_list": ["recipe[cron]", "recipe[npm_registry]"] }

Testing

This cookbook includes support for running tests via FoodCritic, ChefSpec and Test Kitchen.

Install Vagrant:

http://downloads.vagrantup.com/

Install Gem dependencies:

bundle install

Install Cookbook dependencies:

berks install

Run Bundler:

bundle exec strainer test