chore: Use .nvmrc for Node version in CI/CD workflows and npm install in post-checkout hook (#92)

* Use .nvmrc for Node version in CI/CD workflows and npm install in post-checkout hook

- Update all workflow files (ci.yml, package.yml, deps.yml, copilot-setup-steps.yml) to use node-version-file: '.nvmrc' instead of hardcoded NODE_VERSION
- Remove NODE_VERSION environment variable from workflow files
- Change post-checkout hook from npm ci to npm install for local development
- All CI workflows continue to use npm ci as expected

* Update npm ci to npm install everywhere except CI workflow files

Changes:
- Updated CD workflow (package.yml) to use npm install
- Updated deps workflow (deps.yml) to use npm install
- Updated copilot-setup-steps workflow to use npm install
- Updated GitHub actions (npm-ci, build-vsix) to use npm install
- Updated Azure pipeline files (stable, pre-release) to use npm install
- Updated devcontainer files to use npm install in comments
- CI workflow files (ci.yml) continue to use npm ci as expected

This ensures npm ci is only used in CI environments where reproducible builds are critical, while npm install is used everywhere else for flexibility.

* Revert workflow files back to npm ci

CI workflow files should use npm ci for reproducible builds:
- package.yml (CD workflow)
- deps.yml (dependency checking)
- copilot-setup-steps.yml

Non-workflow files continue to use npm install:
- GitHub actions (npm-ci, build-vsix)
- Azure pipelines (stable, pre-release)
- Post-checkout git hook
- Devcontainer files

* Revert GitHub actions and Azure pipelines back to npm ci

All build and deployment pipelines should use npm ci for reproducible builds:
- .github/actions/npm-ci/action.yml
- .github/actions/build-vsix/action.yml
- build/azure-pipeline.stable.yml
- build/azure-pipeline.pre-release.yml

Only the post-checkout git hook and devcontainer files now use npm install.

* Update CONTRIBUTING.md to use npm install for local development

Changed all references from npm ci to npm install in documentation:
- Setup instructions
- Typical workflow example
- Local build instructions

This aligns with the change to use npm install for local development
while CI workflows continue to use npm ci for reproducible builds.

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Co-authored-by: Devin AI <158243242+devin-ai-integration[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>

Author: jamesbhobbs

.devcontainer/dev-with-python/devcontainer.json

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
     "mounts": ["source=${localWorkspaceFolder},target=/workspaces/local,type=bind,consistency=cached"],
     // Use 'postCreateCommand' to run commands after the container is created.
-    // "postCreateCommand": "npm ci",
+    // "postCreateCommand": "npm install",
     // Comment out connect as root instead. More info: https://aka.ms/vscode-remote/containers/non-root.
     "remoteUser": "vscode"
 }

.devcontainer/dev/devcontainer.json

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     },
     "mounts": ["source=${localWorkspaceFolder},target=/workspaces/local,type=bind,consistency=cached"]
     // Use 'postCreateCommand' to run commands after the container is created.
-    // "postCreateCommand": "npm ci",
+    // "postCreateCommand": "npm install",
     // Comment out connect as root instead. More info: https://aka.ms/vscode-remote/containers/non-root.
     // , "remoteUser": "vscode"
 }

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@ on:
     branches: [main]
   workflow_dispatch:
 
-env:
-  NODE_VERSION: 22.x
-
 permissions:
   actions: read
   contents: read
@@ -32,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-node@a0853c24544627f65ddf259abe73b1d18a591444 # v5
         with:
           cache: 'npm'
-          node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
+          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
           registry-url: 'https://npm.pkg.github.com'
           scope: '@deepnote'
 
@@ -59,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-node@a0853c24544627f65ddf259abe73b1d18a591444 # v5
         with:
           cache: 'npm'
-          node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
+          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
           registry-url: 'https://npm.pkg.github.com'
           scope: '@deepnote'
 
@@ -107,7 +104,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-node@a0853c24544627f65ddf259abe73b1d18a591444 # v5
         with:
           cache: 'npm'
-          node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
+          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
           registry-url: 'https://npm.pkg.github.com'
           scope: '@deepnote'
 
@@ -157,7 +154,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-node@a0853c24544627f65ddf259abe73b1d18a591444 # v5
         with:
           cache: 'npm'
-          node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
+          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
           registry-url: 'https://npm.pkg.github.com'
           scope: '@deepnote'
 
@@ -181,7 +178,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-node@a0853c24544627f65ddf259abe73b1d18a591444 # v5
         with:
           cache: 'npm'
-          node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
+          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
           registry-url: 'https://npm.pkg.github.com'
           scope: '@deepnote'
 
@@ -205,7 +202,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-node@a0853c24544627f65ddf259abe73b1d18a591444 # v5
         with:
           cache: 'npm'
-          node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
+          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
           registry-url: 'https://npm.pkg.github.com'
           scope: '@deepnote'
 
@@ -229,7 +226,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-node@a0853c24544627f65ddf259abe73b1d18a591444 # v5
         with:
           cache: 'npm'
-          node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
+          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
           registry-url: 'https://npm.pkg.github.com'
           scope: '@deepnote'
 

.github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ on:
       - .github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml
 
 env:
-  NODE_VERSION: 22.15.1
   NPM_VERSION: 10.9.2
   PYTHON_VERSION: 3.12
   DENO_VERSION: '~1.37'
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Use Node ${{env.NODE_VERSION}}
         uses: actions/setup-node@a0853c24544627f65ddf259abe73b1d18a591444 # v5
         with:
-          node-version: ${{env.NODE_VERSION}}
+          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
           registry-url: 'https://npm.pkg.github.com'
           scope: '@deepnote'
 

.github/workflows/deps.yml

@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ on:
     - cron: '0 9 * * 1'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
-env:
-  NODE_VERSION: 22.x
-
 permissions:
   actions: read
   contents: read
@@ -30,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-node@a0853c24544627f65ddf259abe73b1d18a591444 # v5
         with:
           cache: 'npm'
-          node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
+          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
           registry-url: 'https://npm.pkg.github.com'
           scope: '@deepnote'
 
@@ -62,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@a0853c24544627f65ddf259abe73b1d18a591444 # v5
         with:
-          node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
+          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
           cache: 'npm'
 
       - name: Install dependencies

.github/workflows/package.yml

@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@ on:
     branches: [main]
   workflow_dispatch:
 
-env:
-  NODE_VERSION: 22.x
-
 permissions:
   contents: read
   packages: read
@@ -31,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-node@a0853c24544627f65ddf259abe73b1d18a591444 # v5
         with:
           cache: 'npm'
-          node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
+          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
           registry-url: 'https://npm.pkg.github.com'
           scope: '@deepnote'
 

.husky/post-checkout

@@ -1 +1 @@
-npm ci
+npm install

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ The `@deepnote/blocks` package is published on GitHub Packages. To install it, y
    ```
    Replace `YOUR_TOKEN_HERE` with your actual token.
 
-After completing these steps, you can install dependencies normally with `npm ci`. The project's `.npmrc` file is already configured to use GitHub Packages for the `@deepnote` scope.
+After completing these steps, you can install dependencies normally with `npm install`. The project's `.npmrc` file is already configured to use GitHub Packages for the `@deepnote` scope.
 
 On Apple Silicon, you will have to use system versions of `libsodium` and `libzmq` instead of the bundled ones:
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ npm_config_build_from_source=true npm install zeromq@
 Install the dependecies:
 
 ```shell
-npm ci
+npm install
 # Run this to setup the necessary pre-commit hooks.
 npm run setup-precommit-hook
 python3 -m venv .venv
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ Here's an example of a typical workflow:
 
 1. Sync to main (get your fork's main to match vscode-jupyter's main)
 1. Create branch
-1. `npm ci`
+1. `npm install`
 1. `npm run clean`
 1. Start VS code Insiders root
 1. CTRL+SHIFT+B (run the task `compile`)
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ Steps to build the extension on your machine once you've cloned the repo:
 ```bash
 > npm install -g @vscode/vsce
 # Perform the next steps in the vscode-jupyter folder.
-> npm ci
+> npm install
 > npm run clean
 > npm run package # This step takes around 10 minutes.
 ```