npm install from private repository as a different package name

Question

I need to install a module from a private github repo. In order to do that I'll run npm install git+https://[API-KEY]:x-oauth-basic@github.com/<name>/<repo>.git#<branch> . My package.json file would look something like this:

"dependencies: {
    ...
    "private-repo-name": "git+https://[API-KEY]:x-oauth-basic@github.com/<name>/<repo>.git#<branch>",
    ...
}

In this case, "private-repo-name" corresponds to the name field of the package.json of the private repo, ie:

"name": "private-repo-name"

My question is: How do I change the package name during npm install without changing the name field of the private repo?

Note: For public npm modules this wouldn't be a problem due to npm modules not sharing namespaces in the npm registry, but for privately developed modules that arent hosted in npm, there is a potential for the module name to conflict with current or future public npm modules in the npm registry.

Answer 1

it can be done by setting up system HTTP_PROXY and HTTPS_PROXY environment variable to your private repo. after that it will work for command like npm install . but it will install the package with the name they have in the repo.

Answer 2

It turns out that you can simply run npm install new-name@git+https://[API-KEY]:x-oauth-basic@github.com/<name>/<repo>.git#<branch>

how to install multiple versions of package using npm

There's no coupling between the keys in the dependencies field & the name field in the private repo.

ie

"dependencies: {
    ...
    "new-name": "git+https://[API-KEY]:x-oauth-basic@github.com/<name>/<repo>.git#<branch>",
    ...
}

After this, commands like npm update new-name would work as expected.