npm / npm/cli

Install packages from Gitlab and Gitea instances

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Description

Gitlab and Gitea allows you to self host your own git servers. It would be amazing to see the ability to install packages directly from any gitlab or gitea instance.

And to have the ability to have packages use dependancies directly from Github, Gitlab and Gitea repository and not have to only rely on dependencies from the NPM repository.

Such a feature will allow for decentralisation, private repositories and the ability to truly self host your own packages.

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by tracing npm CLI's existing package-install and dependency-resolution paths, including how GitHub repositories are handled. Done should cover installing from arbitrary GitLab and Gitea instances and declaring dependencies hosted on GitHub, GitLab, or Gitea.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
github, gitlab, javascript, node.js
Domain
cli, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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