{"id":1021,"date":"2025-05-10T06:16:31","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T06:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wordpress-prod.sharpener.tech\/?p=1021"},"modified":"2025-05-26T06:01:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T06:01:24","slug":"script-for-nodemon-packages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sharpener.tech\/blog\/script-for-nodemon-packages\/","title":{"rendered":"Script for Nodemon Packages"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wordpress-prod.sharpener.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Script-for-Nodemon-Packages-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sharpener-wordpress.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/10060514\/Script-for-Nodemon-Packages-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sharpener-wordpress.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/10060514\/Script-for-Nodemon-Packages-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sharpener-wordpress.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/10060514\/Script-for-Nodemon-Packages-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sharpener-wordpress.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/10060514\/Script-for-Nodemon-Packages-1.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Script for usecase of npm init ,nodemon, devDepen and dependencies<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hello Everyone. I hope everyone is doing well. My name is Julian and today we are going to discuss some essential parts of working with Node.js.<br>But before getting started:<br>Imagine you&#8217;re building a house.<br>You wouldn\u2019t start by making every single tool manually from scratch, right?<br>Instead, you would go to a hardware store and pick up the tools you need\u2014like a hammer, nails, or a measuring tape.<br>In the same way, when you&#8217;re building a Node.js application,<br>you don\u2019t need to code every single feature by hand.<br>You can &#8216;shop&#8217; for pre-built tools using <strong>npm<\/strong>,<br>which is like the hardware store for Node.js.<br><br>Npm stands for node package manager and<br>it is used for handling dependencies in our project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So<br>Today, we\u2019ll talk about how you don\u2019t have to start everything from scratch\u2014<br>there are already tools and functions available that can make your work easier and faster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/student.sharpener.tech\/register?blogName=script-for-nodemon-packages\">Register Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. Starting with <\/strong><strong>npm init<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;When you begin a new Node.js project, one of the first things you&#8217;ll want to do is create a package.json file. This is the file that will contain key details about your project and its dependencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To create this file, you run:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Copy code<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">npm init<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">npm init will ask you a few questions like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Project name<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Version number<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Description<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Entry point (usually index.js)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, it might look like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Copy code<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">$ npm init<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">package name: (my-app)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">version: (1.0.0)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">description: My first Node.js project<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">entry point: (index.js)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After filling this out, you\u2019ll have a package.json file in your project that looks like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">json<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Copy code<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">{<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&#8220;name&#8221;: &#8220;my-app&#8221;,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&#8220;version&#8221;: &#8220;1.0.0&#8221;,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&#8220;description&#8221;: &#8220;My first Node.js project&#8221;,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&#8220;main&#8221;: &#8220;index.js&#8221;,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&#8220;scripts&#8221;: {<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#8220;start&#8221;: &#8220;node index.js&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;},<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&#8220;dependencies&#8221;: {}<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">}<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, you have a basic structure for your project, and this file will manage all the dependencies you install later.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. Why Do We Need <\/strong><strong>package.json<\/strong><strong>?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, why is package.json important?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Imagine you\u2019re working on a project with teammates.<br>You\u2019ve added some helpful tools (called packages) to your project,<br>but when your teammate tries to run it, it doesn\u2019t work because they don\u2019t have those packages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Without a package.json file, you\u2019d have to tell everyone which packages to install,<br>and they\u2019d need to do it manually.<br>This can be confusing and take a lot of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">package.json fixes this.<br>It keeps track of all the packages you used.<br>So when someone else downloads your project, they just run:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">npm install<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And this will automatically install all the necessary dependencies that are listed in your package.json file.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3 .Using <\/strong><strong>npm<\/strong><strong> to Avoid Re-inventing the Wheel<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;One of the great things about Node.js is the wide range of reusable packages.<br>Instead of writing everything from scratch,<br>we can use pre-built libraries or tools with <strong>npm<\/strong> (Node Package Manager).<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, instead of manually building an HTTP server from scratch every time, you can use a popular library like express:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Copy code<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">npm install express &#8211;save<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By doing this, you add express to your project&#8217;s dependencies, making it available for your app to use. It gets listed in package.json like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">json<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Copy code<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;dependencies&#8221;: {<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&#8220;express&#8221;: &#8220;^4.17.1&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">}<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, you can easily share your project with others, and they will be able to install express and other required packages by simply running npm install.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>4. What is <\/strong><strong>nodemon<\/strong><strong> and Why is It Useful?<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">while you&#8217;re working on your app, it can be annoying to restart the server manually every time you make changes to the code.<br>This is where <strong>nodemon<\/strong> helps!<br>It watches your files and automatically restarts the server whenever you make an update,<br>so you don\u2019t have to keep restarting it yourself<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To install nodemon, you can use:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Copy code<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">npm install nodemon &#8211;save-dev<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Notice the &#8211;save-dev flag here. 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Understanding <\/strong><strong>&#8211;save<\/strong><strong> and <\/strong><strong>&#8211;save-dev<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Let\u2019s talk about the difference between &#8211;save and &#8211;save-dev.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#8211;save<\/strong>: Installing a package with &#8211;save adds that package to your <strong>production dependencies<\/strong>.<br>This means it\u2019s required for your application to run in production.<br>Example:<br><br>Copy code<br>npm install express &#8211;save<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#8211;save-dev<\/strong>: Installing a package with &#8211;save-dev,<br>it\u2019s added to your <strong>development dependencies<\/strong>.<br>These are packages you only need during development, like nodemon, testing libraries, or linters.<br><br>Example:<br><br>Copy code<br>npm install nodemon &#8211;save-dev<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In package.json, you&#8217;ll see two sections: dependencies and devDependencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">dependencies are essential for running the app in production, while devDependencies are only used during development.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>6. 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