NPM Packages
The Node Package Manager (NPM) is a popular JavaScript package manager.
This article assumes that you are familiar with the necessary steps to use browser-based libraries from NPM. Some of the tools that address this issue are Browserify, Webpack, and SystemJS.
For more information on possible setups, refer to the sample repository on GitHub.
Overview
Kendo UI maintains two NPM packages:
Official releases, service packs, and internal builds are published for each package.
Important
- The Kendo UI Professional NPM package is available only for commercial license holders. For more information, refer to the list of Kendo UI components and their bundle support.
- The package is not accessible for trial user accounts.
Kendo UI Core
The Kendo UI Core NPM Package is published as kendo-ui-core on http://npmjs.com/ and is accessible without credentials.
To install the Kendo UI Core NPM package, run npm install --save kendo-ui-core.
Kendo UI Professional
The Kendo UI Professional NPM Package (@progress/kendo-ui) is available at the NPM registry.
Important
The Progress NPM registry was retired in favor of npmjs.com. To start using the default registry, remove the two lines which contain
registry.npm.telerik.comfrom your.npmrcfile.
Installation
To install the Kendo UI Professional NPM package, run npm install --save @progress/kendo-ui.
Important
The scripts in the NPM package are not usable in the browser. To work around this issue, use a bundler such as WebPack.
Legacy Package
The kendo legacy package that is available as a GitHub repository and is accessible through git+https://bower.telerik.com/npm-kendo-ui/npm-kendo.git will not be updated after May 2017. The repository itself will remain active.
Troubleshooting
This section provides solutions for common issues you might encounter while installing the Kendo UI NPM packages.
The jQuery Module Is Not Found
During the installation process, you might see the following error:
Error: Cannot find module 'jquery' from '/Users/bernhard/Documents/JavaScriptDevelopment/kendo-ui-npm-example/javascript-browserify'
The most probable cause of this issue is the usage of an old NPM version.
Solution
Use an NPM ^3.0.0 version.