Extend the schematics node-package task to allow installing individual packages globally.

[djencks]

🚀 Feature request

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- [ ] new
- [ ] build
- [ ] serve
- [ ] test
- [ ] e2e
- [ ] generate
- [ ] add
- [ ] update
- [ ] lint
- [ ] xi18n
- [ ] run
- [ ] config
- [ ] help
- [ ] version
- [ ] doc

schematics

Description

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While the original purpose of schematics is to provide scaffolding for node.js projects, they can also be used to set up scaffolding for non-javascript projects that happen to use node based tools. In this case, installing packages locally doesn't make sense, whereas installing tools globally can be extremely useful. In particular, I'm working on some schematics to set up antora projects and installing antora globally is pretty much a necessary feature. Rather than including a customized copy of the node-package task I think it makes sense to enhance the built-in task.

Describe the solution you'd like

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Enhance the schematics node-package task with a global flag.

Describe alternatives you've considered

Have you considered any alternative solutions or workarounds?

I can package this with my schematics, but this seems like a generally useful feature.

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