Node-pre-gyp doesn't work in Yarn “offline mode”
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Description
In our testing and deployment environment, we use Yarn in offline mode. This makes it impossible to use any NPM packages that use node-pre-gyp because it doesn't have a way to provide an alternative for downloading binaries if an internet connection isn't available. See this example repo that shows a very simple way to reproduce this failure.
One alternative we can consider is to allow node-pre-gyp to accept a path that points to where offline binaries are stored. Has anyone explored this before or run into a similar issue?
I will send a PR to demonstrate what we are looking for
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the linked example repository to reproduce the failure, then trace node-pre-gyp's binary download path and how Yarn offline mode affects it. The issue proposes accepting a path to offline binaries; done means an npm package using node-pre-gyp can install successfully without an internet connection.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, node.js
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100