justo-plugin-apt v0.3.0

Plugin for APT (Advanced Package Tool).

Proudly made with ♥ in Valencia, Spain, EU.

Install

npm install justo-plugin-apt

Dependencies

This plugin requires:

• The apt command.

Use

const apt = require("justo-plugin-apt");

Tasks

This plugin is composite.

update task

Update the package index:

update(justoOpts)
update(justoOpts, opts : object)

The opts parameter:

• output (boolean). Display the output returned by apt? Default: false.

Example:

apt.update("Update package index");
apt.update("Update package index", {output: true});

available task

Check whether packages are available:

available(justoOpts, opts : object) : boolean

The opts parameter:

• name (string). Package name.
• names (string[]). Package names.

Example:

if (apt.available("Check if cURL is available", {name: "curl"})) {
  apt.install("Install cURL", {name: "curl"});
}

installed task

Check whether packages are installed:

installed(justoOpts, opts : object) : boolean

The opts parameter:

• name (string). Package name.
• names (string[]). Package names.

Example:

if (apt.installed("Check whether cURL installled", {name: "curl"})) {
  apt.uninstall("Uninstall CURL", {name: "curl"});
}

list task

Return the package list:

list(justoOpts, opts : object) : object[]

The opts parameter:

• installed (boolean). Only installed ones? Default: false.
• upgradable (boolean). Only upgradable ones? Default: false.
• term (string). The term to filter.
• terms (string[]). The terms to filter.

Example:

var pkgs;

//all
pkgs = apt.list("Get available packages");

//installed packages
pkgs = apt.list("Get installed package", {installed: true});

//specific packages
pkgs = apt.list("Get database packages", {terms: ["couchdb", "postgresql"]});

install task

Install packages:

install(justoOpts, opts : object)

The opts parameter:

• name (string). Package name.
• names (string[]). Package names.
• reinstall (boolean). Reinstall? Default: false.
• allowUnauthenticated (boolean). --allow-unauthenticated? Default: false.
• output (boolean). Display the output? Default: false.

Example:

//one package
apt.install("Install CouchDB", {name: "couchdb"});
apt.install("Install ArangoDB", {name: "arangodb3", allowUnauthenticated: true});

//several packages
apt.install("Install databases", {names: ["couchdb", "postgresql"]});

//reinstall packages
apt.install("Reinstall CouchDB", {name: ["couchdb", "postgresql"], reinstall: true});

upgrade task

Upgrade packages:

upgrade(justoOpts)
upgrade(justoOpts, opts : object)

The opts parameter:

• name (string). Package name.
• names (string[]). Package names.
• output (boolean). Display the output? Default: false.

Example:

//one package
apt.upgrade("Upgrade CouchDB", {name: "couchdb"});

//several packages
apt.upgrade("Upgrade databases", {names: ["couchdb", "postgresql"]});

//all packages
apt.upgrade("Upgrade all");

remove task

Uninstall packages:

remove(justoOpts, opts : object)

Alias: uninstall.

The opts parameter:

• name (string). Package name.
• names (string[]). Package names.
• purge (boolean). Purge? Default: false.

Example:

//purge package
apt.uninstall("Uninstall CouchDB", {name: "couchdb", purge: true});