| # Generated Repositories |
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| rules_nodejs produces several repositories for you to reference. |
| Bazel represents your workspace as one repository, and code fetched or installed from outside your workspace lives in other repositories. |
| These are referenced with the `@repo//` syntax in your BUILD files. |
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| ## @nodejs |
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| This repository is created by calling the `node_repositories` function in your `WORKSPACE` file. |
| It contains the node, npm, and npx programs. |
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| As always, `bazel query` is useful for learning about what targets are available. |
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| ```sh |
| $ bazel query @nodejs//... |
| @nodejs//:node |
| ... |
| ``` |
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| You don't typically need to reference the `@nodejs` repository from your BUILD files because it's used behind the scenes to run node and fetch dependencies. |
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| Some ways you can use this: |
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| - Run the Bazel-managed version of node: `bazel run @nodejs//:node path/to/program.js` |
| - Run the Bazel-managed version of npm: `bazel run @nodejs//:npm` |
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| (Note: for backward-compatibility, the `@nodejs` repository can also be referenced as `@nodejs_host`). |
