RNP (Rust Node Package Manager)

A fast, reliable package manager for Node.js, built with Rust. RNP provides npm-like functionality with improved performance and reliability.

🚀 Features

• rnp init — Initialize a package.json file
• rnp init --yes — Initialize with default values (no prompts)
• rnp install <package> — Simulated install of a package
• rnp list — List installed packages (coming soon)
• ~/.rnp/cache — Automatic tarball caching for faster installs

Installation

git clone https://github.com/a-khushal/rnp.git
cd rnp
cargo build --release

Usage

Basic Usage

./target/release/rnp init
./target/release/rnp init -y
./target/release/rnp install <package-name>
./target/release/rnp list

Set up an alias (recommended)

To make rnp available anywhere in your terminal, add this to your shell configuration file (~/.bashrc, ~/.zshrc, or ~/.config/fish/config.fish):

For Bash/Zsh:

alias rnp='$HOME/<pwd>/rnp/target/release/rnp'

For Fish:

alias rnp='$HOME/<pwd>/rnp/target/release/rnp'

Then reload your shell or run:

source ~/.bashrc  # or ~/.zshrc

After setting up the alias, you can use rnp directly:

rnp init
rnp install <package-name>

🛠️ Roadmap & TODOs

High Priority

• Basic package installation
• Caching System
  • TAR ball caching in ~/.rnp/cache
  • Cache invalidation logic
  • Checksum verification
• Lockfile Support
  • package-lock.json generation
  • Deterministic installs from lockfile
  • --no-package-lock flag
• Node Modules
  • Nested node_modules structure
  • Peer dependencies support
  • Dependency hoisting

Medium Priority

• CLI Improvements
  • Progress bars
  • Colorized output
  • --verbose and --quiet flags
• Dependency Resolution
  • Peer dependencies
  • Optional dependencies
  • Workspaces/monorepo support

Future Features

• rnp uninstall - Remove packages
• rnp update - Update packages
• rnp run - Run package scripts
• rnp audit - Security audits

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

📝 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.