using-npm.md

Using npm

npm Orgs

We use npm Orgs to organize our npm packages. It provides a centralized way to manage a team's published npm packages and permissions. Here are some guidelines when using this service.

See https://www.npmjs.com/docs/orgs/ for more information.

Our organization is medic or using npm's notation, @medic.

We also created @medicmobile but it's not currently in use, it was created to reserve the namespace.

Adding a Package

When you publish an npm module on npmjs.com, add it to the developers team under the @medic org.

This can be done using the web interface:

• Login to npmjs.com then Navigate to Medic Developer's Team and add your package there.

Or command line:

• Change your directory to where the package's package.json lives, then run:

npm access grant read-write medic:developers

• Then npm access should show the updated permissions for the team members.

$ npm access ls-collaborators
{
  "mandric": "read-write",
  "estellecomment": "read-write",
  "garethbowen": "read-write",
  "scdf": "read-write",
  "alxndrsn": "read-write",
}

Using an Org Scoped Package

A scope should be specified when a published package is a fork of an existing package, but otherwise scope is not needed since there is no conflict with the registry.

For example if you fork moment and you can't get your changes merged upstream and need to publish a new package then modify the package name (in package.json) to specify a organizational scope, like @medic/moment and publish it.

For more info see Publishing an Org Scoped Package.