v0.6.5

  * [enhancement] Versions to install may now be specified as major version numbers only, e.g. `22`
  * [enhancement] Interactive prompt is now less verbose in that opt-outs aren't explicitly mentioned.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ Versioning complies with [semantic versioning (semver)](http://semver.org/).
 
 <!-- NOTE: An entry template for a new version is automatically added each time `make version` is called. Fill in changes afterwards. -->
 
+* **[v0.6.5](https://github.com/mklement0/n-install/compare/v0.6.4...v0.6.5)** (2025-02-09):
+  * [enhancement] Versions to install may now be specified as major version numbers only, e.g. `22`
+  * [enhancement] Interactive prompt is now less verbose in that opt-outs aren't explicitly mentioned.
+
 * **[v0.6.4](https://github.com/mklement0/n-install/compare/v0.6.3...v0.6.4)** (2025-01-23):
   * [fix] SHA-256 checksum-utility command-line construction code updated for new macOS version.
 

README.md

@@ -84,10 +84,10 @@ curl -sL https://bit.ly/n-install | bash -s -- -q
 ```
 
 * Automated installation to the default location, with subsequent installation of the latest LTS
-  (Long Term Support) version, and the latest 0.10.x release:
+  (Long Term Support) version, and the latest v22 release:
 
 ```shell
-curl -L https://bit.ly/n-install | bash -s -- -y lts 0.10
+curl -L https://bit.ly/n-install | bash -s -- -y lts 22
 ```
 
 * Automated installation to custom location `~/util/n`, with subsequent installation of the latest LTS Node.js version:
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ DESCRIPTION
 
   * lts    ... the LTS (long-term stability) version
   * latest ... the latest version available overall
-  * otherwise, specify an explicit version number, such as '0.12' or '0.10.35'
+  * otherwise, specify an explicit version number, such as '22' or '22.13'
   
   If multiple versions are specified, the first one will be made active.
 
@@ -310,6 +310,10 @@ Versioning complies with [semantic versioning (semver)](http://semver.org/).
 
 <!-- NOTE: An entry template for a new version is automatically added each time `make version` is called. Fill in changes afterwards. -->
 
+* **[v0.6.5](https://github.com/mklement0/n-install/compare/v0.6.4...v0.6.5)** (2025-02-09):
+  * [enhancement] Versions to install may now be specified as major version numbers only, e.g. `22`
+  * [enhancement] Interactive prompt is now less verbose in that opt-outs aren't explicitly mentioned.
+
 * **[v0.6.4](https://github.com/mklement0/n-install/compare/v0.6.3...v0.6.4)** (2025-01-23):
   * [fix] SHA-256 checksum-utility command-line construction code updated for new macOS version.
 

bin/n-install

@@ -13,15 +13,15 @@ kMIN_BASH_VERSION='3.2'  # due to use of =~, we require at least 3.2
 ##### IMPORTANT: These names must, at least in part, be kept in sync with their counterparts in 'n-update' and 'n-uninstall'.
 kINSTALLER_NAME=n-install  # This script's name; note that since we'll typically be running via curl directly from GitHub, using $(basename "$BASH_SOURCE") to determine the name is not an option.
 #  Note: The actual *installation* URL is https://bit.ly/n-install which redirects to https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mklement0/n-install/stable/bin/n-install
-kTHIS_REPO_URL='https://bit.ly/n-install-repo' # This script's source repository - SHORT, git.io-based form.
+kTHIS_REPO_URL='https://bit.ly/n-install-repo' # This script's source repository - SHORTENED form.
 kTHIS_REPO_URL_LONG='https://github.com/mklement0/n-install' # This script's source repository in LONG form - needed for deriving raw.githubusercontent.com URLs from it.
 kPREFIX_DIR=${N_PREFIX:-$HOME/n} # The target prefix directory, inside which both a dir. for n itself and the active node version's dirs. will be located.
 ## For updating the relevant shell initialization file: The string that identifies the line added by us.
 ## !! IMPORTANT:
 ## !!   Now that this project has been published, we HARD-CODE this ID string to ensure that old installations are found.
 ## !!   Notably, we've changed from:
 ## !!     http:// to https:// URLs later
-## !!     http://git.io/n-install-repo to https://bit.ly/n-install-repo after retirment of git.io
+## !!     http://git.io/n-install-repo to https://bit.ly/n-install-repo after *retirement of git.io* (though existings URLs seemingly still work)
 ## !!   but the ID STRING MUST CONTINUE TO USE "http://git.io/n-install-repo" to avoid breaking later uninstalls / reinstalls. 
 kINIT_FILE_LINE_ID=" # Added by n-install (see http://git.io/n-install-repo)."
 kREGEX_CONFLICTING_LINE='^[^#]*\bN_PREFIX=' # Regex that identifies relevant existing lines.
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ kHELPER_SCRIPT_URLS=(
   # !! DO NOT MODIFY THE *FORMAT* OF THIS ARRAY LITERAL - `util/update-checksums`
   # !! and a test rely on it.
 kSHA256_SUMS=(
-  "80378b7def620aeaae3cbf268906ce123b69648668b283d0dcb44c10938e123b  $kUPDATE_SCRIPT"
-  "6c1ba6e9563f7a0efd1ba821d3a5dc889a0b86c08bb0f4dd2ad2ea9d673d8df0  $kUNINSTALL_SCRIPT"
+  "e2a9c78ad63ce59104ec3b6331b2a63dfdba8b25cb3edc4dc0bb9d4fddb72a2a  $kUPDATE_SCRIPT"
+  "f046f2d5c278ff8e2279a8915218c83e6ab601d3c5d28473dc2b94ffc242153e  $kUNINSTALL_SCRIPT"
 )
 ##
 
@@ -425,10 +425,10 @@ EOF
 }
 
 # SYNOPSIS
-#   parseSemVer [-2] version
+#   parseSemVer [-1] version
 # DESCRIPTION
 #   Parses the specified semver-2.0-compatible version into its components (see http://semver.org/).
-#   If you specify option -2, only the <major>.<minor> part must be present.
+#   If you specify option -1, only the <major> part must be present.
 #   Nothing is output if the version is not semver-compatible, and the return value is set to 1.
 #   Each component is returned on its own line, up to and including the last component found:
 #   Line 1 == major, line 2 == minor, line 3 == patch, line 4 == pre-release ID, line 5 == build metadata
@@ -441,19 +441,19 @@ EOF
 #   parseSemVer 0.5.12-pre+build7 # -> $'0\n5\n12\npre\nbuild7'
 #   parseSemVer 0.5.12+build7 # -> $'0\n5\n12\n\nbuild7'
 parseSemVer() {
-  local onlyMajorMinorRequired=0
-  [[ $1 == '-2' ]] && { onlyMajorMinorRequired=1; shift; }
+  local onlyMajorRequired=0
+  [[ $1 == '-1' ]] && { onlyMajorRequired=1; shift; }
   (( $# == 1 )) || return 2
 
   # Parse into major, minor, patch, and *roughly* into pre-release identifiers and metadata.
   local num='([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]+)' # a decimal integer, but leading zeros are not allowed
   local idList='([0-9A-Za-z.-]+)' # looser-than-required expression for the sub-identifiers making up the pre-release and metada parts; additional validation required
   # [[ $1 =~ ^$num\.$num(\.$num(-$idList(\+$idList)?)?)?$ ]] || return 1
-  [[ $1 =~ ^$num\.$num(\.$num(-$idList)?(\+$idList)?)?$ ]] || return 1
+  [[ $1 =~ ^$num(\.$num(\.$num(-$idList)?(\+$idList)?)?)?$ ]] || return 1
 
-  # See if we have at least major, minor, patch, or, if -2 was specified, major and minor.
+  # See if we have at least major, minor, patch, or, if -1 was specified, major.
   local n major=${BASH_REMATCH[1]} minor=${BASH_REMATCH[2]} patch=${BASH_REMATCH[4]} prId=${BASH_REMATCH[6]} buildMd=${BASH_REMATCH[8]}
-  [[ -n $patch ]] || (( onlyMajorMinorRequired )) || return 1
+  [[ -n $patch ]] || (( onlyMajorRequired )) || return 1
 
   # Validate the optional pre-release part and the metadata part, each composed of
   # a list of non-empty, dot-separated sub-identifiers that are either decimal integers without
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ unset CDPATH  # to prevent unpredictable `cd` behavior
 # Output version number and exit, if requested. 
 # [!! SEEMINGLY NO LONGER UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY - TO BE INVESTIGATED]
 # Note that the `ver='...'` statement is automatically updated by `make version VER=<newVer>` - DO keep the 'v' prefix in the variable _definition_.
-[[ $1 == '--version' ]] && { ver='v0.6.4'; echo "$kTHIS_NAME ${ver#v}"$'\nFor license information and more, visit https://bit.ly/n-install-repo'; exit 0; }
+[[ $1 == '--version' ]] && { ver='v0.6.5'; echo "$kTHIS_NAME ${ver#v}"$'\nFor license information and more, visit https://bit.ly/n-install-repo'; exit 0; }
 
 # !! AS OF n 1.3.0, n ITSELF ONLY WORKS WITH curl, NOT ALSO WITH wget.
 # !! Once n also supports wget, mention wget as an alternative in the help text.
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ DESCRIPTION
 
   * lts    ... the LTS (long-term stability) version
   * latest ... the latest version available overall
-  * otherwise, specify an explicit version number, such as '0.12' or '0.10.35'
+  * otherwise, specify an explicit version number, such as '22' or '22.13'
   
   If multiple versions are specified, the first one will be made active.
 
@@ -680,16 +680,16 @@ else # operands specified: interpret them as Node.js versions to install
           # we expect that to be the *only* operand, since an explicit list
           # of operands always overrides the default, but we don't enforce this.
         ;;
-      lts|stable|latest|io:stable|io:latest) # symbolic names for latest LTS / in-development versions; 'stable' is obsolescent
+      lts|stable|latest) # symbolic names for latest LTS / in-development versions; 'stable' is obsolescent and is now synonmyous with 'latest'
         versionsToInstall+=( "$ver" )
         ;;
       current) # !! See comments above.
         versionsToInstall+=( 'latest' )
         ;;
       *) # must be a version number in the form <major>.<minor>[.<patch>]
-        componentCount=$(parseSemVer -2 "${ver#io:}" | wc -l)
-        (( componentCount == 2 || componentCount == 3 )) ||
-          dieSyntax - <<<"'$ver' is not a valid Node.js version specifier."$'\n'"(Must be 'lts', 'latest', or <major>.<minor>[.<patch>].)" # , optionally prefixed with 'io:'
+        componentCount=$(parseSemVer -1 "$ver" | wc -l)
+        (( componentCount >= 1 && componentCount <= 3 )) ||
+          dieSyntax - <<<"'$ver' is not a valid Node.js version specifier."$'\n'"(Must be 'lts', 'latest', or <major>[.<minor>[.<patch>]].)"
         versionsToInstall+=( "$ver" )
         ;;
     esac
@@ -774,39 +774,43 @@ if (( ! (skipPrompts || quiet) )); then
 You are ABOUT TO INSTALL n, the Node.js VERSION MANAGER, in:
 
   $(green $N_PREFIX)
+$(
+  if (( ${#versionsToInstall[@]} > 0 )); then
+  cat <<EOFinst
 
 Afterwards, THE FOLLOWING Node.js VERSION(S) WILL BE INSTALLED,
 and the first one listed will be made active; 
   'lts' refers to the LTS (long-term support) version, 
   'latest' to the latest available version.
-  '-' means that *no* version will be installed:
 
-  $( (( ${#versionsToInstall[@]} > 0 )) && green "${versionsToInstall[*]}" || yellow NOTE: Skipping Node.js installation, as requested.)
- 
+  $(green "${versionsToInstall[*]}")
+EOFinst
+  fi
+)
+$(
+  if (( ! skipInitFileUpdate )); then
+    cat <<EOFifu
+
 If your shell is bash, bsh, zsh, fish, or pwsh (PowerShell), the relevant 
 initialization file will be modified in order to:
  - export environment variable \$N_PREFIX.
  - ensure that \$N_PREFIX/bin is in the \$PATH
 
-$(
-  if (( skipInitFileUpdate )); then
-    echo "  $(yellow NOTE: Skipping initialization-file update, as requested.)"
-  elif (( shellIsSupported )); then
-  cat <<EOF4
+EOFifu
+    if (( shellIsSupported )); then
+  cat <<EOFifus
 $(green Your shell, $userDefaultShell, IS supported), and the following initialization
 file will be updated:
 
    $initFile
-EOF4
-
-else
-
-  cat <<EOF5
+EOFifus
+    else
+  cat <<EOFifns
 $(red Your shell, $userDefaultShell, is NOT supported for automatic initialization-file modification.)
 You will have to make these modifications yourself - details to follow.
-EOF5
-
-fi
+EOFifns
+    fi
+  fi
 )
 
 For more information, see $kTHIS_REPO_URL
@@ -816,7 +820,7 @@ EOF
   # Determine where to read user input from:
   #   If -f ${BASH_SOURCE} is true, we're running from a local script file, such as during testing, so we respect whatever stdin is set to, so that user input can be *simulated*.
   #   Otherwise, the assumption is that we're running via curl ... | bash, in which case we always want to read from /dev/tty - giving us a chance to 
-  #   to pipe the script contents via stdin, while soliciting user input from the terminal (unless -y was specified to skipt he confirmation prompt).
+  #   to pipe the script contents via stdin, while soliciting user input from the terminal (unless -y was specified to skip he confirmation prompt).
   [[ -f ${BASH_SOURCE} ]] && src='/dev/stdin' || src='/dev/tty'
 
   # Prompt the user:
@@ -961,7 +965,7 @@ if (( toInstallCount > 0 )); then
     (( quiet )) || echo "   $(( ++i )) of ${toInstallCount}: ${ver}..."
     (( quiet )) && args=( '-q' ) || args=()
     [[ $archOverride ]] && args+=( '-a' "$archOverride" )
-    [[ $ver == 'io:'* ]] && args+=( io "${ver#io:}" ) || args+=( "$ver" )
+    args+=( "$ver" )
     # Note: To be safe, we place $nBinDir FIRST in the path for this invocation.
     if PATH="$nBinDir:$PATH" N_PREFIX="$N_PREFIX" n "${args[@]}"; then
       (( ++installedCount == 1 )) && firstInstalledVerArgs=( "${args[@]}" )
@@ -994,13 +998,13 @@ $( (( installedCount > 0 )) &&
   To update n later, run \`$kUPDATE_SCRIPT\`.
   To uninstall, run \`$kUNINSTALL_SCRIPT\`.
 
-$( [[ -n $initFile ]] && cat <<EOF2 || cat <<EOF3
+$( [[ -n $initFile ]] && cat <<EOFns || cat <<EOFmif
   IMPORTANT: OPEN A NEW TERMINAL TAB/WINDOW or run \`. ${initFile/#$HOME/~}\`
              before using n and Node.js.
-EOF2
+EOFns
   IMPORTANT: Modify your shell initialization file as described above
              before using n and Node.js.
-EOF3
+EOFmif
 )
 ===
 EOF

bin/n-uninstall

@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ unset CDPATH  # to prevent unpredictable `cd` behavior
 [[ -t 1 ]] || kNO_COLOR=1 # turn off colored output if stdout is not connected to a terminal
 
 # Output version number and exit, if requested. Note that the `ver='...'` statement is automatically updated by `make version VER=<newVer>` - DO keep the 'v' prefix in the variable _definition_.
-[ "$1" = '--version' ] && { ver='v0.6.4'; echo "$kTHIS_NAME ${ver#v}"$'\nFor license information and more, visit https://bit.ly/n-install-repo'; exit 0; }
+[ "$1" = '--version' ] && { ver='v0.6.5'; echo "$kTHIS_NAME ${ver#v}"$'\nFor license information and more, visit https://bit.ly/n-install-repo'; exit 0; }
 
 # Command-line help.
 if [ "$1" = '--help' ] || [ "$1" = '-h' ]; then

bin/n-update

@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ unset CDPATH  # to prevent unpredictable `cd` behavior
 [[ -t 1 ]] || kNO_COLOR=1 # turn off colored output if stdout is not connected to a terminal
 
 # Output version number and exit, if requested. Note that the `ver='...'` statement is automatically updated by `make version VER=<newVer>` - DO keep the 'v' prefix in the variable _definition_.
-[ "$1" = '--version' ] && { ver='v0.6.4'; echo "$kTHIS_NAME ${ver#v}"$'\nFor license information and more, visit https://bit.ly/n-install-repo'; exit 0; }
+[ "$1" = '--version' ] && { ver='v0.6.5'; echo "$kTHIS_NAME ${ver#v}"$'\nFor license information and more, visit https://bit.ly/n-install-repo'; exit 0; }
 
 # Command-line help.
 if [ "$1" = '--help' ] || [ "$1" = '-h' ]; then

package.json

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "n-install",
   "description": "installs n, the Node.js version manager, without needing to install Node.js first",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.6.4",
+  "version": "0.6.5",
   "os": [
     "darwin",
     "linux"