Dockerizing npm & bower install using the digitallyseamless/nodejs-bower-grunt docker image - node.js

Question

I am trying to use docker in order to run npm & bower install.
Here is my configuration:
./package.json
{
"name": "bignibou-client",
"version": "0.1.0",
"engines": {
"node": "0.10.x"
},
"devDependencies": {
"bower": "1.3.12",
"grunt": "~0.4.5",
"grunt-contrib-uglify": "~0.6.0",
"grunt-contrib-concat": "~0.5.0",
"karma": "~0.12.23",
"grunt-karma": "~0.9.0",
"karma-junit-reporter": "~0.2.2",
"karma-jasmine": "~0.1.5",
"karma-phantomjs-launcher": "~0.1.4",
"phantomjs": "~1.9.11",
"grunt-mkdir": "~0.1.2",
"grunt-contrib-cssmin": "~0.10.0",
"grunt-contrib-clean": "~0.6.0",
"grunt-contrib-copy": "~0.7.0",
"karma-htmlfile-reporter": "~0.1.2",
"grunt-filerev": "~2.1.2",
"grunt-usemin": "~2.6.2",
"grunt-protractor-runner": "~1.1.4",
"protractor": "~1.4.0",
"flow": "~0.2.3",
"assemble-less": "~0.7.0"
},
"scripts": {
"postinstall": "node_modules/bower/bin/bower install"
}
}
.bowerrc
{
"json": "bower.json", "directory": "bignibou-client/src/bower_components"
}
My command:
docker run --privileged=true -it --rm \
-w /usr/src/app \
-v $(pwd)/package.json:/usr/src/app/package.json \
-v $(pwd)/.bowerrc:/usr/src/app/.bowerrc \
-v $(pwd)/./bower.json:/usr/src/app/bower.json \
-v ./build/npm.tmp/node_modules:/usr/src/app/node_modules \
-v ./build/npm.tmp/bignibou-client/src/bower_components:/usr/src/app/bignibou-client/src/bower_components \
digitallyseamless/nodejs-bower-grunt npm install
I just get the following console output:
npm WARN package.json bignibou-client#0.1.0 No description
npm WARN package.json bignibou-client#0.1.0 No repository field.
npm WARN package.json bignibou-client#0.1.0 No README data
npm WARN package.json bignibou-client#0.1.0 No license field.
and nothing is generated on the host...
Can someone please provide advice as to how to get it working or an alternative solution?
edit:
Running the following command:
docker run --privileged=true -it --rm \
-w /usr/src/app \
-v $(pwd):/usr/src/app \
digitallyseamless/nodejs-bower-grunt npm install
results in:
npm WARN package.json bignibou-client#0.1.0 No repository field.
npm WARN package.json bignibou-client#0.1.0 No license field.
npm WARN cannot run in wd bignibou-client#0.1.0 node_modules/bower/bin/bower install (wd=/usr/src/app)

Answer 1

-v $(pwd)/package.json:/usr/src/app/package.json
this flag will create a package.json directory but not the file.
Here is how your command should look like:
docker run --privileged=true -it --rm \
-w /usr/src/app \
-v $(pwd):/usr/src/app\
digitallyseamless/nodejs-bower-grunt bash -c "npm install && bower --allow-root install"
And after this script create node_modules and bower_components in current directory on HOST mashine and you can manipulate with result as you wish.