Adding git dependency to nodejs application

Question

I'm trying to add require-cs to my nodejs project to I can use r.js with coffeescript files. I am trying to add it directly to package.json so that I can update it directly with the git repository. When I add it I get the following error:

npm ERR! Error: ENOENT, open '/tmp/npm-1336369606543/1336369606543-0.5654201323632151/package.json'

and it doesn't add the git to my application. My package.json looks like this:

{
  "name": "App",
  "version": "0.0.1",
  "dependencies": {
    "mocha": "~1.0.2",
    "chai": "~0.5.3",
    "coffee-script": "~1.3.1",
    "express": "~2.5.9",
    "redis2json": "0.0.5",
    "nohm": "~0.9.0-pre3fixed",
    "redback": "~0.2.8",
    "database-cleaner": "~0.7.0",
    "zombie": "~0.13.4",
    "underscore": "~1.3.3",
    "redis": "~0.7.2",
    "hiredis": "~0.1.14",
    "connect-redis": "~1.3.0",
    "requirejs": "~1.0.8",
    "freebase": "~1.0.1",
    "require-cs": "git://github.com/jrburke/require-cs.git"
  }
}

Is it possible to add cs.js to my repository using package.json and npm?

Thanks.

Answer 1

npm looks for a package.json file in the root of a package. It tells npm how a package is structured, and what to do to install it. The error can't find the package.json it's looking for at git://github.com/jrburke/require-cs.git.

Check out this question as well.

http://toolbox.no.de/ is a good npm resource.

Answer 2

Currently require-cs doesn't support npm install. Here is the issue that talked about it:

https://github.com/jrburke/require-cs/issues/12