Using npm ci with the build tool

[RaynDol]

Do you want to request a feature or report a bug?

• Please search existing issues to avoid creating duplicates. https://github.com/SAP/cloud-mta-build-tool/releases.
• Also please test using the latest version build to make sure your issue has not already been fixed:

Please provide the following info:

• MBT Version: 0.3.2
• OS Version: win10
• If possible, provide a link to the project.

Steps to Reproduce:

We are working with the new tool for a few weeks, and it's a big step forward, we notice performance improvement for our builds by 30-40% which is very surprising, this is great! The make integration is great as we are able to extend with our new commands, e.g., we change the npm install production to npm ci which also give a boost to our builds, my question is if there is a way that we all benefit from it, I mean other teams will inherit our changes ? otherwise we will use a lot of boilerplate that we want to avoid.

Thank you

[ShimiT]

Hi,

Thanks for your feedback 👍 . One of our goal with the new MBT design was a clear separation of the build commands from the tool and use it from "external" config files; hence you can use the existing configs or contribute new one that fits your requirements and everybody can leverage, please have a look at the following references.

https://github.com/SAP/cloud-mta-build-tool/blob/master/configs/builder_type_cfg.yaml#L63 https://github.com/SAP/cloud-mta-build-tool/blob/master/configs/module_type_cfg.yaml

let me know if it answers your question.

[RaynDol]

HI,

We have tested it and this is really neat as it help us to reduce our boilerplate and improve our build performance 💯

Thanks!

[katunin-ng]

Hi,

Thank you for sharing your feedback. As far as I understood, this issue can be closed now.

Regards Natalia