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What is NPM Modules?

NPM is a package manager for the Node.js packages or modules you want.

You can find hundreds of free packages on www.npmjs.com to download and use for what you need.

When you install node js the NPM packages are already on your computer.

What is a Package NPM?

An NPM package in Node.js contains all the files when you need a module.

Modules are JavaScript libraries that you can include in your project.

Installing Modules using NPM

Simple syntax to install any module Node.js

$ npm install <Module_Name>

For example, following is the command to install a famous Node.js web framework module called express

$ npm install express

Now you can use this module in your js file as following −

var express = require('express');

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Download a Package

Downloading a package is very easy way.

To make the download possible open the command line interface choose the desired package and tell NPM to download.

As an example, download a package called "upper-case":

Download "upper-case":

E:\Users\node_js_pack>npm install upper-case

In this way you have downloaded and installed the first package called "upper-case"!

NPM itself creates a folder named "node_modules", where the package will be placed. All packages you install in the future will be placed in this "node_modules" folder.

Your project now has a folder structure like this:

E:\Users\My_Name\node_modules\upper-case

How to use a Package

Once the package has been installed, it is ready to use.

Let's use the "upper-case" package once downloaded, and the other modules can be installed in the same way and inserted in the same directory.

Example:

var uc = require('upper-case');

Let's create a Node.js file that will convert the result "Hi, this is a script" into upper-case letters.

Example:

var http = require('http');
var uc = require('upper-case');
http.createServer(function (req, res) {
res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/html'});
res.write(uc.upperCase("Hi, this is a script"));
res.end();
}).listen(8888);

We save the above code to a file named "demo_test_upper-case.js" and start the file:

Initiate demo_test_upper-case.js:

E:\Users\My_Name>node demo_test_upper-case.js

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