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title: Nodeclipse - Community - Q & A

FAQ

Q: How to install nodeclipse in myeclipse2013? I have no eclipse.

If you don't have Eclipse and you use Windows, you can download Nodeclipse NTS or Enide Studio. (quick link https://sourceforge.net/projects/nodeclipse/files/)

Otherwise follow instructions on http://www.nodeclipse.org/updates/

Check also https://github.com/Nodeclipse/eclipse-node-ide/blob/master/Hints.md#hints

Q: Is there a way to create a nodeclipse project from an existing project (e.g. clone a github nodejs project, and get all the nodeclipse functionality when I work on it).

  1. Select [File]-[New]-[Node Project] to open New Node Project Wizard.
  2. Enter [Project name] and uncheck [Use default location] checkbox.
  3. Select location of existing project into [Location].
  4. Press [Finish] button.

Then the existing project will appear in Project Explorer.

Q: How to add a new dependency while working with Nodeclipse

  1. Double-click package.json on the Package Explorer to open it.
  2. Add into dependencies section what you want to install, and save it.
  "dependencies": {
    "beloved-module": "1.1.0",
    "awesome-module": "*"
  }
  1. Select package.json on the Package Explorer, open context menu by right-clicking, and select [Run As]-[npm install] menu.

or from Terminal npm install beloved-module --save

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