Nodejs Workflow Improvements

Summary

Node.js is a popular JavaScript runtime environment that is becoming popular among IoT developers. We propose that Yocto Project be enhanced to better support the typical Node.js workflow.

Typical Workflow Assumption

• Typical workflow involves tinkering with npm on the target and then locking down once app is working.
• Open:

Proposals and Opens

• Clarify rationale for mutliple nodejs layers: meta-oe, meta-nodejs, meta-intel-iot-middleware
• Comprehend Node.js LTS and decide what version we support
• Move nodejs into openemebdded core?
• Should we create a node.js category in Bugzilla ?
• Create image for node development (core-image-nodejs) with node and npm (and what else?)
• Once project is working on target, how do we package it. devtool cleverness that sucks files from target?

Tasks in Bugzilla

These are higher level tasks (may not be a 1:1 mapping for entries in Bugzilla)

• Give more developer feedback on progress during lengthy tasks
• Simplify deployment with devtool - node (and npm?) should be automatically deployed if not already on target
• Enable development on target and then devtool encapsulates resulting node.js project into package
• Add devtool support for multiple layers to help structure complex projects
• Everything else is in Bugzilla