How to update all Node.js modules automatically?

Question

During my work with the Node.js environment, I faced the issue of version maintenance of Node.js modules. I would like to be sure that all internal Node.js modules are updat

Answer 1

To update all Node.js modules manually:

1. Open console with administrative permissions
2. Go to Node.js installation folder: cd C:\Program Files\nodejs
3. Update npm: npm i npm@latest
4. Go to modules folder: cd C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm
5. Install all desired modules: npm i %MODULE_NAME%@latest
6. Install update manager: npm i npm-check@latest -g
7. Available updates for locally installed modules: npm-check -u
8. Available updates for globally installed modules: npm-check -u -g
9. Recursive update of all locally installed modules: npm update --depth 9999 --dev
10. Recursive update of all globally installed modules: npm update --depth 9999 --dev -g
11. Clear the cache: npm cache clear --force

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To update all Node.js modules automatically:

1. Create a package.json:

{
    "_cmd-update-all-modules": "npm run update-all-modules",
    "scripts": {
        "create-global-node-modules-folder": "if not exist \"%appdata%\\npm\\node_modules\" mkdir %appdata%\\npm\\node_modules",
        "npm-i-g": "npm i npm@latest -g",
        "npm-check-i-g": "npm i npm-check@latest -g",
        "eslint-i-g": "npm i eslint@latest -g",
        "stylelint-i-g": "npm i stylelint@latest -g",
        "npm-check-u-l": "npm-check \"C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\" -y",
        "npm-check-u-g": "npm-check \"C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\" -y -g",
        "npm-deep-update-l": "npm update --depth 9999 --dev",
        "npm-deep-update-g": "npm update --depth 9999 --dev -g",
        "npm-cache-clear": "npm cache clear --force",
        "update-all-modules": "npm run create-global-node-modules-folder && npm run npm-i-g && npm run npm-check-i-g && npm run eslint-i-g && npm run stylelint-i-g && npm run npm-check-u-l && npm run npm-check-u-g && npm run npm-deep-update-l && npm run npm-deep-update-g && npm run npm-cache-clear"
    }
}

2. Specify all desired modules to be installed in the scripts section
3. Assure that the folder with Node.js, e.g., C:\Program Files\nodejs, is added to the PATH through the Environment Variables
4. Copy package.json to the folder with Node.js from step #3
5. Open console with administrative permissions
6. In the console, go to the folder with package.json from step #3
7. Execute: npm run update-all-modules

Both of these approaches allow you keeping all Node.js modules updated to the latest version, wherever it is installed locally or globally.

Notes:

1. To run this package.json, call npm run update-all-modules, stored as a hint inside of the _cmd-update-all-modules property.
2. An installation of ESLint & Stylelint in the script is for the reference only.