This directory is used for building the node-oracledb npm package. The scripts can also be used to create a custom package for hosting on a local server.

Most users do not need to use anything in this directory.

In a clone or copy of the repository:

• If you want to build a package that installs node-oracledb with both 'Thin' and 'Thick' modes, then run npm run buildbinary. This calls buildbinary.js to create a node-oracledb 'Thick' mode binary for the current operating system. Depending on how Node.js was installed, you may need to run npm install node-gyp -g first.

  You can run npm run buildbinary on each operating system architecture that you want to include in your package. Copy the node-oracledb Thick mode binaries and related build metadata information files from all package/Staging directories to the package/Staging directory on one machine.

• On the machine with any (or no) desired Thick mode binaries in package/Staging, run npm run buildpackage. This calls buildpackage.js to make the node-oracledb package containing the node-oracledb JavaScript files, the available Thick mode binaries, and a package.json that has install and prune script targets. The package will be created in the top level directory. It can be uploaded to npmjs.com by maintainers of node-oracledb, or you can upload to your own local server and then use it as a dependency in your projects.

• Running npm install with the created package always installs node-oracledb Thin mode. The installation script also runs install.js to check the availability of the optional Thick mode binary module. A warning will be displayed if the binary is not found for the current Node.js version and operating system architecture.

• If you are space-conscious, then run npm run prune after installation. This removes pre-built binaries for all other architectures.

  If you only ever want Thin mode, then remove all the Thick mode binaries by running npm run prune all.

Note the package.json in GitHub doesn't have an install script target by default. This means that node-gyp will be invoked to compile the optional node-oracledb Thick mode binary. This allows installation of Thick mode from GitHub source code when no suitable pre-built binary is available.