Install NPM dependencies in package.json globally

install-npm-dependencies-globally.mjs

/**
* It is not possible to install a package.json globally with NPM natively, so this script
* fascilitates such a workflow. This could be handy if you wan't e.g. Renovate to maintain the
* versions in the package.json.
*/

import { execSync } from "child_process";
import fs from "fs";

const packageJson = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync("package.json"));

let dependencies = Object.entries(packageJson.dependencies);

for (let [dependency, version] of dependencies) {
  console.log(`Installing: ${dependency}@${version} globally`);
  execSync(`npm install -g ${dependency}@${version}`, { stdio: "inherit" });
}

package.json

{
  "name": "ajv-dependencies",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "dependencies": {
    "ajv": "8.12.0",
    "ajv-cli": "5.0.0",
    "ajv-formats": "2.1.1"
  }
}