# npm-install-loader

> Webpack loader to automatically npm install & save dependencies.


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### Why?

It sucks to <kbd>Ctrl-C</kbd> your
build script & server just to install
a dependency you didn't know you needed until now.

Instead, use `require` or `import` how you normally would and `npm install`
will happen automatically install missing dependencies between reloads.

### Usage

In your `webpack.config.js`:

```js
module: {
  postLoaders: [
    {
      exclude: /node_modules/,
      loader: "npm-install-loader",
      test: /\.js$/,
    },
  ],
}
```

This will ensure that any other loaders
(e.g. `eslint-loader`, `babel-loader`, etc.) have completed.

### Saving

This loader simply runs `npm install [modules]`.

I recommend creating an `.npmrc` file
in the root of your project with:

```ini
save=true
```

This will automatically save any dependencies anytime you run `npm install` (no need to pass `--save`).

**Alternatively**, you can provide CLI arguments that get added directly to `npm install`:

```js
postLoaders: [
  {
    exclude: /node_modules/,
    loader: "npm-install-loader",
    query: {
      cli: {
        registry: "..."   // --registry='...'
        save: true,       // --save
        saveExact: true,  // --save-exact
      },
    },
    test: /\.js$/,
  },
],


### License

> MIT License 2015 © Eric Clemmons