https://github.com/pgollangi/nscoop

🚀Install portable cross-platform executable binaries via NPM
https://github.com/pgollangi/nscoop

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🚀Install portable cross-platform executable binaries via NPM

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/pgollangi/nscoop
• Owner: pgollangi
• License: mit
• Created: 2020-09-02T12:00:54.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-03-16T10:04:24.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-01-02T03:07:36.645Z (20 days ago)
• Topics: binary-installer, command-line, command-line-tool, github, github-releases, gitlab, gitlab-releases, goreleaser, nodejs, npm, semver-release
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage: https://npmjs.com/package/nscoop
• Size: 772 KB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 2
• Open Issues: 32
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE
  • Code of conduct: .github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

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# nscoop 

Install portable cross-platform executable binaries via NPM.

## What does it mean?

When building a cross-compiled portable binaries which works on Windows, Linux, Mac etc., how to distribute them to users? When a new release published, how to let users update the binary?

`nscoop` makes it easy to install or update binaries directly from github releases.

## But, Why NPM?

- NPM already installed on almost developers 

- Works across any platform.

- NPM makes binary available on `$PATH`. Your app works immeditly after installation. 

## How does `nscoop` work?

`nscoop` identifies and downloads the right binary for the current oparating system from latest releases of the Git repo provided, and creates symlink to the executable binary using [npm-bin](https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/bin.html) which makes the command available for use.

## Requirements

 - npm

## Installation

```console

// Install nscoop

$ npm install -g nscoop

// Install any binary on github repo

$ nscoop install pgollangi/netselect

```

## Inspriration

- [Scoop](https://scoop.sh/)

- [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/)

## What kind of apps can `nscoop` install?

If you have a public git repo available on github which releases portable binaries. Thats all you need to make those binaries installed on any OS using `nscoop`.

## Author

[Prasanna Kumar](https://pgollangi.github.io/tabs/about)