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title: Node.js / Volta / ZX Install
description: Ensures Node.js, Volta, and ZX are installed prior to Chezmoi applying the dotfile state.
sidebar_label: 08 Node.js / Volta / ZX Install
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# Node.js / Volta / ZX Install

Ensures Node.js, Volta, and ZX are installed prior to Chezmoi applying the dotfile state.

## Overview

This script ensures required dependencies are installed. These dependencies include:

1. **[Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en)**: JavaScript runtime engine which is installed to ensure any user with Homebrew configured can access Node.js
2. **[Volta](https://volta.sh/)**: Node.js version manager that provides the capability of automatically using `package.json` defined Node.js versions
3. **[ZX](https://github.com/google/zx)**: Used for the script that installs the software packages on any OS

The Volta setup process will ensure that the user is configured to use the latest Node.js version, by default. It then
also ensures the user's `~/.bashrc` and `~/.zshrc` profiles are setup for use with Volta.



## Source Code

```
{{- if (ne .host.distro.family "windows") -}}
#!/usr/bin/env bash
# @file Node.js / Volta / ZX Install
# @brief Ensures Node.js, Volta, and ZX are installed prior to Chezmoi applying the dotfile state.
# @description
#     This script ensures required dependencies are installed. These dependencies include:
#
#     1. **[Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en)**: JavaScript runtime engine which is installed to ensure any user with Homebrew configured can access Node.js
#     2. **[Volta](https://volta.sh/)**: Node.js version manager that provides the capability of automatically using `package.json` defined Node.js versions
#     3. **[ZX](https://github.com/google/zx)**: Used for the script that installs the software packages on any OS
#
#     The Volta setup process will ensure that the user is configured to use the latest Node.js version, by default. It then
#     also ensures the user's `~/.bashrc` and `~/.zshrc` profiles are setup for use with Volta.

{{ includeTemplate "universal/profile-before" }}
{{ includeTemplate "universal/logg-before" }}

### Ensure node is installed
if ! command -v node > /dev/null; then
  if command -v brew; then
    logg 'Installing node via Homebrew'
    brew install node || NODE_EXIT_CODE=$?
    if [ -n "$NODE_EXIT_CODE" ]; then
      logg warn 'Calling brew link --overwrite node because the Node.js installation seems to be misconfigured'
      brew link --overwrite node
    fi
  else
    logg 'brew is unavailable. Cannot use it to perform a system installation of node.'
  fi
else
  logg 'node is available'
fi

### Ensure Volta is installed
if ! command -v volta > /dev/null; then
  if command -v brew > /dev/null; then
    logg 'Installing volta via brew'
    brew install volta
  else
    logg warn 'brew needs to be available to install Volta'
  fi
else
  if ! node --version > /dev/null; then
    volta install node@latest
  fi
fi

### Setup Volta
if command -v volta > /dev/null; then
  ### Handle scenario where VOLTA_HOME is not defined yet
  if [ -z "$VOLTA_HOME" ]; then
    logg warn 'VOLTA_HOME is not defined'
    logg info 'Running volta setup'
    volta setup
  fi

  ### Source .bashrc
  if [ -f "$HOME/.bashrc" ]; then
    . "$HOME/.bashrc"
  else
    logg warn 'Could not find ~/.bashrc to source the results of volta setup from'
  fi

  ### Set PATH and install latest Node.js version via Volta
  export PATH="$VOLTA_HOME/bin:$PATH"
  logg 'Installing node via volta'
  volta install node@latest
else
  logg warn 'volta needs to be installed'
fi

### Ensure zx is installed
if ! command -v zx > /dev/null; then
  if command -v volta > /dev/null; then
    logg 'Installing zx via volta'
    volta install zx
  else
    logg 'volta is missing'
  fi
else
  logg 'zx is already installed'
fi
{{ end -}}
```