How to package a local npm module? - npm

Question

I am trying to pack an npm package and install it on my webapp.
My application has the following structure:
app
app.ts
app.css
build
app.js
app.css
package.json
tsconfig.json
.npmignore
I started with the pack command documentation.
I added the .npmignore to include only the build folder.
As expected when running npm pack, I know have a new app-1.0.0.tgz
When I try to install it in the web app with npm install ..\typescriptapp\typescriptapp-1.0.0
I get the following error:
npm ERR! code ENOLOCAL
npm ERR! Could not install from
"..\typescriptapp-1.0.0" as it does not contain a
package.json file.
npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in: npm ERR!
C:\Users\corbin\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache_logs\2018-03-26T17_49_30_440Z-debug.log
However when I unzip the typescriptapp.tgz, I have the following structure
typecriptapp-1.0.0
typecriptapp-1.0.0
package
build
app.js
app.css
package.json
tsconfig.json
Here is my package.json file:
{
"name": "typescriptapp",
"version": "1.0.0",
"scripts": {
"build": "tsc",
"debug": "tsc -w"
},
"devDependencies": {
"#types/signalr": "2.2.35",
"uglify-js": "3.3.16",
"uglifycss": "0.0.28"
},
"dependencies": {
"#aspnet/signalr": "^1.0.0-preview1-update1",
"lib": "file:../references/lib"
}
}
What am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

You are trying to run install in the parent folder
npm install ..\typescriptapp\typescriptapp-1.0.0
Whereas you have to install it in
npm install ..\typescriptapp\typescriptapp-1.0.0\typescriptapp-1.0.0\package