NPM and Package Management in JavaScript

  1. Dependency Management
    1. Dependency Types
      1. Production Dependencies
        1. Runtime Requirements
          1. Application Dependencies
            1. Library Dependencies
            2. Development Dependencies
              1. Build Tools
                1. Testing Frameworks
                  1. Linting Tools
                    1. Development Servers
                    2. Peer Dependencies
                      1. Host Package Requirements
                        1. Version Compatibility
                          1. Installation Behavior
                          2. Optional Dependencies
                            1. Feature Enhancement
                              1. Graceful Degradation
                                1. Platform-Specific Packages
                                2. Bundled Dependencies
                                  1. Package Inclusion
                                    1. Distribution Control
                                  2. Package Installation
                                    1. Basic Installation
                                      1. Latest Version Installation
                                        1. Specific Version Installation
                                          1. Version Range Installation
                                          2. Installation Sources
                                            1. Registry Installation
                                              1. Git Repository Installation
                                                1. Local Path Installation
                                                  1. Tarball Installation
                                                  2. Installation Flags
                                                    1. Save to Dependencies
                                                      1. Save to Dev Dependencies
                                                        1. Global Installation
                                                          1. Exact Version Saving
                                                          2. Batch Installation
                                                            1. Multiple Package Installation
                                                              1. Dependency File Installation
                                                            2. Semantic Versioning
                                                              1. Version Structure
                                                                1. Major Version
                                                                  1. Minor Version
                                                                    1. Patch Version
                                                                      1. Pre-release Identifiers
                                                                        1. Build Metadata
                                                                        2. Version Range Operators
                                                                          1. Caret Range
                                                                            1. Tilde Range
                                                                              1. Exact Versions
                                                                                1. Greater Than Operators
                                                                                  1. Less Than Operators
                                                                                    1. Hyphen Ranges
                                                                                      1. X-Ranges
                                                                                      2. Version Resolution
                                                                                        1. Conflict Resolution
                                                                                          1. Dependency Trees
                                                                                            1. Version Selection
                                                                                          2. Package Management Operations
                                                                                            1. Listing Dependencies
                                                                                              1. Top-Level Listing
                                                                                                1. Dependency Tree Display
                                                                                                  1. Global Package Listing
                                                                                                    1. Depth Control
                                                                                                    2. Updating Packages
                                                                                                      1. Update All Packages
                                                                                                        1. Update Specific Packages
                                                                                                          1. Update Strategies
                                                                                                            1. Breaking Change Handling
                                                                                                            2. Package Information
                                                                                                              1. Outdated Package Detection
                                                                                                                1. Version Comparison
                                                                                                                  1. Update Recommendations
                                                                                                                  2. Package Removal
                                                                                                                    1. Uninstall Commands
                                                                                                                      1. Dependency Cleanup
                                                                                                                        1. Orphaned Package Removal
                                                                                                                      2. Dependency Optimization
                                                                                                                        1. Dependency Analysis
                                                                                                                          1. Unused Package Detection
                                                                                                                            1. Duplicate Detection
                                                                                                                              1. Size Analysis
                                                                                                                              2. Pruning Operations
                                                                                                                                1. Automatic Pruning
                                                                                                                                  1. Manual Cleanup
                                                                                                                                    1. Development Dependency Removal
                                                                                                                                  2. Troubleshooting Dependencies
                                                                                                                                    1. Version Conflicts
                                                                                                                                      1. Conflict Identification
                                                                                                                                        1. Resolution Strategies
                                                                                                                                          1. Override Mechanisms
                                                                                                                                          2. Installation Failures
                                                                                                                                            1. Error Diagnosis
                                                                                                                                              1. Recovery Procedures
                                                                                                                                                1. Alternative Solutions
                                                                                                                                                2. Dependency Corruption
                                                                                                                                                  1. Detection Methods
                                                                                                                                                    1. Repair Procedures
                                                                                                                                                      1. Clean Installation

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