Use NodeJS-bin instead of the user's node install

.github/FUNDING.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # These are supported funding model platforms
 
-github: [rmorshea]
+github: [archmonger]
 patreon: # Replace with a single Patreon username
 open_collective: # Replace with a single Open Collective username
 ko_fi: # Replace with a single Ko-fi username

.github/workflows/publish-py.yml

@@ -12,17 +12,10 @@ jobs:
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
         steps:
             - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-            - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-              with:
-                  node-version: "20.x"
             - name: Set up Python
               uses: actions/setup-python@v1
               with:
                   python-version: "3.x"
-            - name: Install NPM
-              run: |
-                  npm install -g npm@latest
-                  npm --version
             - name: Install dependencies
               run: |
                   python -m pip install --upgrade pip

.github/workflows/test-src.yml

@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@ jobs:
                 python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
         steps:
             - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-            - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-              with:
-                  node-version: "20.x"
             - name: Use Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
               uses: actions/setup-python@v4
               with:
@@ -29,6 +26,4 @@ jobs:
               run: pip install -r requirements/test-run.txt
             - name: Run Tests
               run: |
-                  npm install -g npm@latest
-                  npm --version
                   nox -s test

docs/src/about/code.md

@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ If you plan to make code changes to this repository, you will need to install th
 
 -   [Python 3.9+](https://www.python.org/downloads/)
 -   [Git](https://git-scm.com/downloads)
--   [NPM](https://docs.npmjs.com/try-the-latest-stable-version-of-npm) for installing and managing Javascript
 
 Once done, you should clone this repository:
 
@@ -29,33 +28,20 @@ git clone https://github.com/reactive-python/reactpy-django.git
 cd reactpy-django
 ```
 
-Then, by running the command below you can:
-
--   Install an editable version of the Python code
--   Download, build, and install Javascript dependencies
+Then, by running the command below you can install the dependencies needed to run the ReactPy Django development environment.
 
 ```bash linenums="0"
-pip install -e . -r requirements.txt --verbose --upgrade
+pip install -r requirements.txt --upgrade --verbose
 ```
 
 !!! warning "Pitfall"
 
-    Some of our development dependencies require a C++ compiler, which is not installed by default on Windows.
-
-    If you receive errors related to this during installation, follow the instructions in your console errors.
+    Some of our development dependencies require a C++ compiler, which is not installed by default on Windows. If you receive errors related to this during installation, follow the instructions in your console errors.
 
-Finally, to verify that everything is working properly, you can manually run the test web server.
-
-```bash linenums="0"
-cd tests
-python manage.py runserver
-```
+    Additionally, be aware that ReactPy Django's JavaScript bundle is built within the following scenarios:
 
-Navigate to [`http://127.0.0.1:8000`](http://127.0.0.1:8000) to see if the tests are rendering correctly.
-
-## Creating a pull request
-
-{% include-markdown "../../includes/pr.md" %}
+    1. When `pip install` is run on the `reactpy-django` package.
+    2. Every time `python manage.py ...` or `nox ...` is run
 
 ## Running the full test suite
 
@@ -92,3 +78,7 @@ If you want to manually run the Django test application, you can use the followi
 cd tests
 python manage.py runserver
 ```
+
+## Creating a pull request
+
+{% include-markdown "../../includes/pr.md" %}

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools>=42", "wheel"]
+requires = ["setuptools>=42", "wheel", "nodejs-bin==18.4.0a4"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [tool.mypy]

requirements/test-env.txt

@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ twisted
 channels[daphne]>=4.0.0
 tblib
 whitenoise
+nodejs-bin==18.4.0a4

setup.py

@@ -1,39 +1,19 @@
-from __future__ import print_function
+from __future__ import annotations, print_function
 
-import pipes
-import shutil
-import subprocess
 import sys
 import traceback
 from distutils import log
-from logging import StreamHandler, getLogger
 from pathlib import Path
 
+from nodejs import npm
 from setuptools import find_namespace_packages, setup
 from setuptools.command.develop import develop
 from setuptools.command.sdist import sdist
 
-if sys.platform == "win32":
-    from subprocess import list2cmdline
-else:
-
-    def list2cmdline(cmd_list):
-        return " ".join(map(pipes.quote, cmd_list))
-
-
-log = getLogger()  # noqa: F811
-log.addHandler(StreamHandler(sys.stdout))
-
-
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Basic Constants
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
-# the name of the project
 name = "reactpy_django"
-
-# basic paths used to gather files
 root_dir = Path(__file__).parent
 src_dir = root_dir / "src"
 package_dir = src_dir / name
@@ -42,8 +22,6 @@ def list2cmdline(cmd_list):
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Package Definition
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
 package = {
     "name": name,
     "python_requires": ">=3.9",
@@ -84,8 +62,6 @@ def list2cmdline(cmd_list):
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Library Version
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
 for line in (package_dir / "__init__.py").read_text().split("\n"):
     if line.startswith("__version__ = "):
         package["version"] = eval(line.split("=", 1)[1])
@@ -98,9 +74,7 @@ def list2cmdline(cmd_list):
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Requirements
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
-requirements = []
+requirements: list[str] = []
 with (root_dir / "requirements" / "pkg-deps.txt").open() as f:
     requirements.extend(line for line in map(str.strip, f) if not line.startswith("#"))
 package["install_requires"] = requirements
@@ -109,8 +83,6 @@ def list2cmdline(cmd_list):
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Library Description
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
 with (root_dir / "README.md").open() as f:
     long_description = f.read()
 
@@ -121,44 +93,24 @@ def list2cmdline(cmd_list):
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Build Javascript
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
-def build_javascript_first(cls):
-    class Command(cls):
+def build_javascript_first(build_cls: type):
+    class Command(build_cls):
         def run(self):
             js_dir = str(src_dir / "js")
-            npm = shutil.which("npm")  # this is required on windows
-            if npm is None:
-                raise RuntimeError("NPM is not installed.")
-
-            log.info("Updating NPM...")
-            try:
-                args_list = [npm, "install", "-g", "npm@latest"]
-                log.info(f"> {list2cmdline(args_list)}")
-                subprocess.run(args_list, cwd=js_dir, check=True)
-            except Exception:
-                log.error(traceback.format_exc())
-                log.error("Failed to update NPM, continuing anyway...")
 
             log.info("Installing Javascript...")
-            try:
-                args_list = [npm, "install"]
-                log.info(f"> {list2cmdline(args_list)}")
-                subprocess.run(args_list, cwd=js_dir, check=True)
-            except Exception:
+            result = npm.call(["install"], cwd=js_dir)
+            if result != 0:
                 log.error(traceback.format_exc())
                 log.error("Failed to install Javascript")
-                raise
+                raise RuntimeError("Failed to install Javascript")
 
             log.info("Building Javascript...")
-            try:
-                args_list = [npm, "run", "build"]
-                log.info(f"> {list2cmdline(args_list)}")
-                subprocess.run(args_list, cwd=js_dir, check=True)
-            except Exception:
+            result = npm.call(["run", "build"], cwd=js_dir)
+            if result != 0:
                 log.error(traceback.format_exc())
                 log.error("Failed to build Javascript")
-                raise
+                raise RuntimeError("Failed to build Javascript")
 
             log.info("Successfully built Javascript")
             super().run()
@@ -182,9 +134,7 @@ def run(self):
 
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Install It
+# Installation
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     setup(**package)

tests/test_app/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from nodejs import npm
+
+# Make sure the JS is always re-built before running the tests
+js_dir = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent / "src" / "js"
+assert npm.call(["install"], cwd=str(js_dir)) == 0
+assert npm.call(["run", "build"], cwd=str(js_dir)) == 0