Download an npm registry package tar file directly

npm install npm-registry-download --save

Download a package to the current directory and decompress the tar:

const registryDownload = require('npm-registry-download');

registryDownload('express');

Download a package to a specific directory and decompress the tar:

const registryDownload = require('npm-registry-download');

registryDownload('express', {
  dir: '/Users/me/Desktop'
});

Available options:

const registryDownload = require('npm-registry-download');

registryDownload('express', {
  ...
});

• tag {String} - A version tag to download (defaults to latest)
• version {String} - The version to download from npm
• dir {String} - Directory to download the file to (default to current directory)
• untar {Boolean} - Whether the registry file should be untarred or not (defaults to true)