How to use locally updated npm package without publishing it to npm?

Question

I'm using an npm package in my-project and I have some updates I want to apply to that package:

• I forked the original GitHub repo, cloned, and I'm making changes to the source on my local machine
• my-project is still referencing the original npm package
• I don't want to submit a pull request at this point, but I do want to start using the locally updated package in my-project

Is there an established process for doing this locally - using the updated source in my-project as an npm module?

Answer 1

Use npm link You can use your local copy just like other packages. npm link