Package Manager
jiki has a built-in package manager that supports both npm and pnpm. It resolves dependencies, fetches packages from the npm registry, and installs them into the virtual filesystem.
Packages are downloaded concurrently and cached to minimize network requests. Once a package has been fetched, subsequent installs (even across different containers) reuse the cached data and skip the network entirely.
Features
- Use either npm or pnpm commands
- Resolves the full dependency tree including peer dependencies
- Fetches multiple packages in parallel
- Caches downloaded packages to speed up repeated installs
- Reads
package-lock.jsonandpnpm-lock.yamlfor deterministic installs
Usage
// Install dependencies from package.json
await container.install();
// Or run via shell
await container.shell.execute("npm install");