yarn – Manage node.js packages with Yarn

New in version 2.6.

Synopsis

• Manage node.js packages with the Yarn package manager (https://yarnpkg.com/)

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

• Yarn installed in bin path (typically /usr/local/bin)

Parameters

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
executable -		The executable location for yarn.
global boolean	Choices: no ← yes	Install the node.js library globally
ignore_scripts boolean	Choices: no ← yes	Use the --ignore-scripts flag when installing.
name -		The name of a node.js library to install If omitted all packages in package.json are installed.
path -		The base path where Node.js libraries will be installed. This is where the node_modules folder lives.
production boolean	Choices: no ← yes	Install dependencies in production mode. Yarn will ignore any dependencies under devDependencies in package.json
registry -		The registry to install modules from.
state -	Choices: present ← absent latest	Installation state of the named node.js library If absent is selected, a name option must be provided
version -		The version of the library to be installed. Must be in semver format. If "latest" is desired, use "state" arg instead

Examples

- name: Install "imagemin" node.js package.
  yarn:
    name: imagemin
    path: /app/location

- name: Install "imagemin" node.js package on version 5.3.1
  yarn:
    name: imagemin
    version: '5.3.1'
    path: /app/location

- name: Install "imagemin" node.js package globally.
  yarn:
    name: imagemin
    global: yes

- name: Remove the globally-installed package "imagemin".
  yarn:
    name: imagemin
    global: yes
    state: absent

- name: Install "imagemin" node.js package from custom registry.
  yarn:
    name: imagemin
    registry: 'http://registry.mysite.com'

- name: Install packages based on package.json.
  yarn:
    path: /app/location

- name: Update all packages in package.json to their latest version.
  yarn:
    path: /app/location
    state: latest

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key	Returned	Description
changed boolean	always	Whether Yarn changed any package data Sample: True
invocation dictionary	success	Parameters and values used during execution Sample: {'module_args': {'executable': None, 'globally': False, 'ignore_scripts': False, 'name': None, 'path': '/some/path/folder', 'production': False, 'registry': None, 'state': 'present', 'version': None}}
msg string	failure	Provides an error message if Yarn syntax was incorrect Sample: Package must be explicitly named when uninstalling.
out string	always	Output generated from Yarn with emojis removed. Sample: yarn add v0.16.1[1/4] Resolving packages...[2/4] Fetching packages...[3/4] Linking dependencies...[4/4] Building fresh packages...success Saved lockfile.success Saved 1 new dependency..left-pad@1.1.3 Done in 0.59s.

Status

• This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
• This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

Authors

• David Gunter (@verkaufer)
• Chris Hoffman (@chrishoffman), creator of NPM Ansible module)

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