This guide covers configuring continuous integration pipelines for Node projects. If you’re new to Drone please read our Tutorial and build configuration guides first.

Build and Test

In the below example we demonstrate a pipeline that executes npm install and npm test commands. These commands are executed inside the node Docker container, downloaded at runtime from DockerHub.

kind: pipeline
type: kubernetes
name: default

steps:
- name: test
  image: node
  commands:
  - npm install
  - npm test

Please note that you can use any Docker image in your pipeline from any Docker registry. You can use the official node images, or your can bring your own.

Test Multiple Versions

You can use Drone’s multi-pipeline feature to concurrently test against multiple versions of Node. This is equivalent to matrix capabilities found in other continuous integration systems.

---
kind: pipeline
type: kubernetes
name: node6

steps:
- name: test
  image: node:6
  commands:
  - npm install
  - npm test

---
kind: pipeline
name: node8

steps:
- name: test
  image: node:8
  commands:
  - npm install
  - npm test

...

If you find this syntax too verbose we recommend using jsonnet. If you are unfamiliar with jsonnet please read our guide.

local Pipeline(name, image) = {
  kind: "pipeline",
  type: "kubernetes",
  name: name,
  steps: [
    {
      name: "test",
      image: image,
      commands: [
        "npm install",
        "npm test"
      ]
    }
  ]
};

[
  Pipeline("node6", "node:6"),
  Pipeline("node8", "node:8"),
]

Test Multiple Architectures

You can use Drone’s multi-pipeline feature to concurrently test your code on multiple architectures and operating systems.

---
kind: pipeline
type: kubernetes
name: test-on-amd64

platform:
  arch: amd64

steps:
- name: test
  image: node
  commands:
  - npm install
  - npm test

---
kind: pipeline
type: kubernetes
name: test-on-arm64

platform:
  arch: arm64

steps:
- name: test
  image: node
  commands:
  - npm install
  - npm test

...

If you find this syntax too verbose we recommend using jsonnet. If you are unfamiliar with jsonnet please read our guide.