Copy files from repo to nodemodules of ci pipeline

Question

I am trying to copy @jsplumbtoolkit@jsplumblibraries into node modules folder of ci pipeline on 2nd step and pass that node_modules to third step for angular build. But not able to.

please suggest changes on step two.

Angular pipeline :-

image: node:16

pipelines:
   branches:
      ci-cd-test-branch:

- step:
             name: Installation
             caches:
                  - node
              script:
                  - npm install
              artifacts:
                  - node_modules/** # Save modules for next steps

- step:
              name: copy jsplumb to node modules artifact
               script:
                   - cp -r @jsplumbtoolkit @jsplumb node_modules/

- step:
              name: Build
              script:
                 - npm run build:prod
              artifacts:
                 - dist/** # Save build for next steps

Theodora Boudale · Answer

Hi @[deleted]!

Since node_modules/** is defined as an artifact in the first step only, only the contents of node_modules in the first step will be saved.

You have two options here:

* Either use the same artifacts definition in the second step as well
* Or combine the two steps into one, as Erez suggested

The second option might make more sense:

For every step in your bitbucket-pipelines.yml file, a Docker container starts based on the image you have specified, the Bitbucket repo is cloned in that container, then the commands of that step's script are executed, and eventually, the container gets destroyed. You may not want to use a separate step, and thus spin up a new container, only to execute a copy command.

If you have any questions, please feel free to let us know!

Kind regards,
Theodora

Erez Maadani · Answer

Hey @[deleted]

Try moving the copy to the first step.

Hope that helps