Bundle Express as jar, was: Install Express automatically

[paulvi]

If failing to launch express project creation, run npm install -g express process from inside Eclipse.

[tomotaro1065]

The global installation of Express automatically is difficult in relation to authority. So we are going to bundle it with Nodeclipse. Nodeclipse uses bundled Express only if Nodelipse user don't install Express.
I decided to bundle coffee-script also as well.

[paulvi]

It should be additional .jar features,
as it will eat some memory, when plugin is loaded.

On 08.06.2013 16:08, Tomoyuki Inagaki wrote:

The global installation of Express automatically is difficult in
relation to authority. So we are going to bundle it with Nodeclipse.
Nodeclipse uses bundled Express only if Nodelipse user don't install
Express.
I decided to bundle coffee-script also as well.

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[tomotaro1065]

On Github, jar files of bundles are divided from jar of Nodeclipse.

[paulvi]

What do you mean? Please extend your idea.

I think coffeescript should be in external jar.
I played a bit with running JavaScrtipt from within JVM, but have not succeeded so far.
Take a look at https://github.com/PaulVI/nodejar-coffeescript

I think the most elegant solution will be calling npm-installed coffee-script from Java. Yes it will require user to preinstall. But for the 1st version it is great. Moreover people who need CoffeeScript for Node, are very like have installed with npm.

UPDATE: oops, express not CoffeeScript. Still I think the handling should be the same. And even if we bundle node modules inside we should check if newer version exists outside.

[tomotaro1065]

Yes, Express and Coffee-script are moved to external jar files.

I have tried install coffee-script via npm from Nodeclipse's code. But on linux, It must execute as administrator, so I gave up. Instead of it, I thought it works well to bundle them with Nodeclipse.

[paulvi]

well, we can also prepare script for users, that will install express, coffee-script and possibly other required Node.js libraries as well. As long as it solves user task it is good solution.

[tomotaro1065]

Do you mean that we create batch files that contains "npm -g install express" for instance? If we cannot install them automatically, I think there is no need to be up there.

[paulvi]

Yes, that was an idea we maybe will never use.

On 10.08.2013 14:48, Tomoyuki Inagaki wrote:

Do you mean that we create batch files that contains "npm -g install
express" for instance? If we cannot install them automatically, I
think there is no need to be up there.

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[tomotaro1065]

We cannot install any plug-in of Node.js such as Express, but we can bundle them. And I'm ready for it on Github repo.
After all, do we bundle them with Nodeclipse or not?

[paulvi]

1. Even if we bundle, there must be option for that

• [v] Use bundled Node.js modules

2. Those modules should be external.
   Then more developers can use them in other projects, update versions, add new etc

Please check https://github.com/nodejar as possible home for the project.

Maven is better as we can redistribute jar on Maven Central.

[tomotaro1065]

Yes, User can select install them or not.
On github repo, they are already made as external jar.

2013/8/18 Paul Verest notifications@github.com

1. Even if we bundle, there must be option for that

• [v] Use bundled Node.js modules

2. Those modules should be external.
   Then more developers can use them in other projects, update versions, add
   new etc

Please check https://github.com/nodejar as possible home for the project.

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[paulvi]

What about if Express 3.1 is installed with Nodeclipse and Express 3.2 is released.

Does user have option to use external express ?