Ansible install npm package name from source binary (.tgz) - node.js

Question

I need to install npm using ansible. I am Referring to Ansible 2.3 : http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/npm_module.html
I have packed npm module using npm pack coffee-script and have coffee-script.tgz. now I want to install it using npm by using that file.
The closest thing I can find is :
- name: Install "coffee-script" node.js package from custom registry.
npm:
name: coffee-script
registry: 'http://registry.mysite.com'
But how to install from local file because my server doesn't have internet connection, hence I need to pack and install from the binary file.
I want to do something like this
- name: Install "coffee-script" node.js package from custom registry.
npm:
name: coffee-script
global : yes
source: '/usr/local/coffee-script.tgz'

Answer 1

Please use this:
- name: Install "coffee-script" node.js package from custom registry.
npm:
name: /usr/local/coffee-script.tgz
path: /app/location
global: yes

Answer 2

I ended up using npmbox which solve my problem perfectly.
from my machine I run command npmbox coffee-script which give me coffee-script.npmbox
then I paste to my offline server and run npmunbox -g coffee-script.npmbox
But you need to install npmunbox on your offline server too.
run : npmbox npmbox on your online machine
paste npmbox.npmbox it to offline server
run : tar --no-same-owner --no-same-permissions -xvzf npmbox.npmbox (or using unarhieve command in ansible)
run : npm install --global --cache ./.npmbox.cache --optional --cache-min 99999999999 --shrinkwrap false npmbox
now you can install any npm package offline using npmunbox <package_name>.npmbox (for example : npmunbox pm2.npmbox or npmunbox coffee-script.npmbox

Answer 3

You can user module npm for offline installation.
- name: Install node.js package from custom registry.
npm:
name: "/tmp/pm2-3.5.1.tgz"
global: yes
For multiple installation you can use loop.
Sample tasks:
- name: Find all tgz files in temporary directory
find:
paths: "{{ tmp_node.path }}"
patterns: "*.tgz"
register: node_files
- set_fact:
node_list: "{{ node_files.files | map(attribute='path') | list }}"
- name: Install node.js package from custom registry.
npm:
name: "{{ item }}"
global: yes
loop: "{{ node_list | flatten(1) }}"
Where node_list it's list of .tgz npm packages placed in role in directory files.