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Installing/Publishing Packages

Installing Flyde packages​

Flyde packages are published to npm, and can be installed using the standard npm install command. To install a Flyde package, run the following command: npm install flyde-mypackage or yarn add flyde-mypackage.

Publishing Flyde packages​

Flyde leverages the existing npm ecosystem to manage packages. To publish Flyde nodes to npm, you need to add a "flyde.exposes" property to your package.json - an array of globs that will contain Flyde nodes (either code nodes or visual nodes). Additionally, you should make sure that the package name starts with "flyde-", and includes the "flyde" and "flyde-package" keywords in the package.json.

Step 1: Prepare your package​

Create a new npm package or use an existing one. Make sure that the package contains the Flyde nodes that you want to publish in a folder called "nodes" or any other folder of your choice. The nodes should be either .flyde, .flyde.js or .flyde.ts files.

{
  "name": "flyde-mypackage",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "My Flyde package",
  "dependencies": {
    "@flyde/core": "^0.1.0"
  },
  "flyde": {
    "exposes": [
      "nodes/**/*.flyde",
      "nodes/**/*.flyde.js",
      "nodes/**/*.flyde.ts"
    ]
  },
  "keywords": ["flyde", "flyde-package"]
}

Please note that the above example is using @flyde/core as a dependency, this is mandatory for all Flyde packages, but you can add other dependencies as you see fit.

Step 2: Publish your package​

To publish your package, run npm publish or yarn publish. You can also use the --dry-run flag to test your package before publishing it.

Step 3: Install your package​

To install your package, run npm install flyde-mypackage or yarn add flyde-mypackage. You can now use the nodes in your Flyde projects.

That's it! You can now publish Flyde packages to npm and install them in your Flyde projects.

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