🗃️ Managing Dependencies

In ExtensionFast projects, we recommend using npm for managing dependencies. This ensures a straightforward and consistent development experience, especially when collaborating or deploying your extension.

🤖 Why use npm?

npm is the default package manager for Node.js and provides several benefits:

• Widely supported and well-documented.
• Works seamlessly with most libraries and frameworks.
• Integrated with the largest package registry.
• Simple CLI commands for installing, updating, and removing packages.

Install a Package

To install a package:

npm install <package-name>

Remove a Package

To remove a package:

npm uninstall <package-name>

Update a Package

To update a specific package to its latest version:

npm install <package-name>@latest

Check for Outdated Packages

To check which packages are outdated in your project, run:

npm outdated

This command will show the current, wanted, and latest versions of each dependency.

To update all outdated packages to their latest compatible versions, run:

npm update

Note: After updating, test your extension thoroughly to ensure everything still works as expected.