Running Node Modules via bash script

[que23]

When I try to run a command in a bash script via Alfred

 

jq . junk.json > junk2.json

 

The contents of junk2 will be deleted. Strange behavior. I can't seem to run any node app. 

node /dir/nodeapp 

doesn't work either.

 

[deanishe]

4 minutes ago, que23 said:

The contents of junk2 will be deleted. Strange behavior.

 

You're overwriting a file with the output of a command that has no output. An empty file is the expected result.

 

5 minutes ago, que23 said:

I can't seem to run any node app

 

That's because node isn't on PATH. Alfred doesn't use your shell PATH. Use /usr/local/bin/node instead of just node.

[que23]

I had to use : npm config get prefix

which only found the version, I had to drill even further down to find node. 

It looked like this: /Users/me/.nvm/versions/node/v8.9.3/bin/node NODEAPP

 

It works now.

 

Thanks

[deanishe]

Good good.

 

Next time you have a Node question, it'd probably be a good idea to mention you're using nvm.

 

Most people will assume you've installed Node via Homebrew because they're familiar with distributable workflows.

Edited September 18, 2018 by deanishe

[que23]

1 minute ago, deanishe said:

Good good.

 

Next time you have a Node question, it'd probably be a good idea to mention you're using nvm.

Sorry,

 

so is there a way to load paths globally in alfred?

[deanishe]

Not directly, no. You would need to change your default user path.

 

Personally, I'm a bit wary of doing that because I develop workflows and having a non-default PATH could mask problems that would occur on unmodified systems.

 

That may or may not be an issue for you.