Node.js NPM Cloud Native Buildpack (MOVED)

This repo has moved to https://github.com/heroku/buildpacks-node.

This buildpack builds on top of the existing Node.js Engine Cloud Native Buildpack. It runs subsequent scripts after Node is install.

• Run automatically
  • npm install or npm ci
• Run when configured in package.json
  • npm run build or npm run heroku-postbuild

Usage

Install pack

Using brew (assuming development is done on MacOS), install pack.

brew tap buildpack/tap
brew install pack

If you're using Windows or Linux, follow instructions here.

Install shpec (optional)

This buildpack uses shpec for unit tests, so to run them locally, you'll need to install the package.

curl -sLo- http://get.bpkg.sh | bash
bpkg install rylnd/shpec

Clone the buildpack

Right now, we are prototyping with a local version of the buildpack. Clone it to your machine.

git clone git@github.com:heroku/nodejs-npm-buildpack.git

Clone the Heroku Node.js Engine Cloud Native Buildpack.

cd .. # change from nodejs-npm-buildpack directory
git clone git@github.com:heroku/nodejs-engine-buildpack.git

Build the image

with buildpacks

Using pack, you're ready to create an image from the buildpack and source code. You will need to add flags that point to the path of the source code (--path) and the paths of the buildpacks (--buildpack).

cd nodejs-npm-buildpack
pack build TEST_IMAGE_NAME --path ../TEST_REPO_PATH --buildpack ../nodejs-engine-buildpack --buildpack ../nodejs-npm-buildpack

with a builder

You can also create a builder.toml file that will have explicit directions when creating a buildpack. This is useful when there are multiple "detect" paths a build can take (ie. yarn vs. npm commands).

In a directory outside of this buildpack, create a builder file:

cd ..
mkdir heroku_nodejs_builder
touch heroku_nodejs_builder/builder.toml

For local development, you'll want the file to look like this:

[[buildpacks]]
  id = "heroku/nodejs-engine"
  uri = "../nodejs-engine-buildpack"

[[buildpacks]]
  id = "heroku/nodejs-npm"
  uri = "../nodejs-npm-buildpack"

[[order]]
  group = [
    { id = "heroku/nodejs-engine", version = "0.4.3" },
    { id = "heroku/nodejs-npm", version = "0.1.4" }
  ]

[stack]
  id = "heroku-18"
  build-image = "heroku/pack:18"
  run-image = "heroku/pack:18"

Create the builder with pack:

pack create-builder nodejs --config ../heroku-nodejs-builder/builder.toml

Now you can use the builder image instead of chaining the buildpacks.

pack build TEST_IMAGE_NAME --path ../TEST_REPO_PATH --builder nodejs

Common Issues

jq: Permission denied on a build

This issue may happen if a binary that is installed is not executable. This may happen on a Linux machine or while using a private network, such as a VPN, when using a local buildpack tool. If using sfdx evergreen or pack, pass in --network host to the command.

An example of this command running from the source code directory with a local builder image called nodejs would look like this:

pack build TEST_IMAGE_NAME --builder nodejs --network host

If building a function with sfdx, a command looks like this:

sfdx evergreen:functions:build image-repo/myfunction:dev --network host

Testing

The complete test suite needs Docker to run. Make sure to install Docker first.

make test

If you want to run individual test suites, that's available too.

Unit Tests

To run the tests on the local host, make sure shpec is installed.

make unit-test

Unit tests in Docker

Running the shpec aren't ideal since the test scripts read and write to the local buildpack directory, so Docker may be preferred.

As suggested above, install Docker. Next, run the tests with the Make script:

make docker-unit-test

Debugging tests

To debug, make changes from the code and rerun with the make command. To see what is happening, I suggest wrapping code blocks in question with set -x/set +x. It would look like this in the shpec file:

set -x
it "creates a toolbox.toml"
  install_or_reuse_toolbox "$layers_dir/toolbox"

  assert file_present "$layers_dir/toolbox.toml"
end
set +x

Contributing

1. Open a pull request.
2. Make update to CHANGELOG.md under main with a description (PR title is fine) of the change, the PR number and link to PR.
3. Let the tests run on CI. When tests pass and PR is approved, the branch is ready to be merged.
4. Merge branch to main.

Release

Note: if you're not a contributor to this project, a contributor will have to make the release for you.

1. Create a new branch (ie. 1.14.2-release).
2. Update the version in the buildpack.toml.
3. Move the changes from main to a new header with the version and date (ie. 1.14.2 (2020-02-30)).
4. Open a pull request.
5. Let the tests run on CI. When tests pass and PR is approved, the branch is ready to be merged.
6. Merge branch to main.
7. Pull down main to local machine.
8. Tag the current main with the version. (git tag v1.14.2)
9. Push up to GitHub. (git push origin main --tags) CI will run the suite and create a new release on successful run.

Glossary

• buildpacks: provide framework and a runtime for source code. Read more here.
• OCI image: OCI (Open Container Initiative) is a project to create open sourced standards for OS-level virtualization, most importantly in Linux containers.