feat: add npm GitHub repo install support (Issue#11)#18
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Key Changes
package.json— npm package metadata withbin.ops → bin/opsand apostinstallhookinstall/npm_install.js— Node.js postinstall script that detects the platform, fetches the latest GitHub release, and downloads the correct binary tobin/ops(no external npm dependencies, uses Node.js built-inhttps)install/install_test.sh— add npm install test section with cleanupREADME.md— add npm install sectionWhy do we need this?
Partial close of #11. Adds
npm install -g github:seanseannery/opsfilesupport using a GitHub repo-based install (no npm registry account required). Publishing to the public npm registry is tracked separately in the updated issue.New modules or other dependencies introduced
None.
install/npm_install.jsuses only Node.js built-in modules (https,fs,path).How was this tested?
install/npm_install.jswas run directly (node install/npm_install.js) and successfully downloadedops v0.8.1tobin/opswith correct permissions (-rwxr-xr-x);bin/ops --versionresponded correctlymake test-installnpm section will pass once this PR is merged to main (npm clones from remote main, same behaviour as the brew test before feat: add Homebrew tap install support (Issue#10) #16 merged)