Using package.json script to run another package.json script

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I have a package.json script for example npm run script1 and I have also private npm package which is added as a dependency in my project and this package has also scripts in package.json and this script name script2. I want that when I run npm run script1 then run automatically start script2. Is that possible?

Thank you.

Jelle · Accepted Answer · 2019-01-22 14:58:44Z

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Package.json

"scripts": {
  "runbothscripts": "npm run script1 && npm run script2"
}

Should run both scripts for you if you execute it by doing npm run runbothscripts.

If script2 would be in a different folders package.json you also first navigate to that folder by doing cd ./otherfolder && npm run script2

edited Jan 22, 2019 at 14:58

answered Jan 22, 2019 at 14:52

Jelle

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Jelle Over a year ago

Can you navigate to the folder by adding cd ./node_modules/insertpackagenamehere && npm run script2 ? But I would recommend trying @harsh989 's approach with npm explore first

skynew · Accepted Answer · 2019-01-22 15:04:28Z

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Use npm explore command. For example, to run a test script from lodash after running eslint, add this script in your package.json file:

"scripts": {
    "script1": "eslint . && npm explore lodash -- npm run test"
}

Then run it as:

npm run script1

edited Jan 22, 2019 at 15:04

answered Jan 22, 2019 at 14:52

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Ganapati V S Over a year ago

This looks pretty useful. Does yarn has any similar alternative?

skynew Over a year ago

@GanapatiVS I haven't used yarn myself but I have read that in yarn, you can use "cwd" option to run scripts from other module.

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