refactor(npm): inline packages and drop unused dependencies

scripts/install-npm-packages.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # install-npm-packages
 
-Installs global npm packages listed in `config/npm/packages`.
+Install npm packages defined in the script.
 
 ## Usage
 
@@ -8,4 +8,11 @@ Installs global npm packages listed in `config/npm/packages`.
 scripts/install-npm-packages.sh
 ```
 
-Uses `npm install -g` for each package in the configuration file.
+## What it does
+
+1. Checks that `npm` is available.
+2. Installs each package from the inline list using `npm install -g`.
+3. Upgrades all global packages.
+4. Cleans the npm cache.
+
+To add or remove packages, edit the `packages` array in `scripts/install-npm-packages.sh`.

scripts/install-npm-packages.sh

@@ -15,23 +15,20 @@ if ! command -v npm &> /dev/null; then
 fi
 
 packages=(
-  # This is a tool to check if your files consider your .editorconfig rules.
-  "editorconfig-checker"
-  # Node module to create a release or a changelog from
-  # a tag and uses issues or commits to creating the release notes.
-  "github-release-notes"
-  "neovim"
-  "corepack"
+  editorconfig-checker   # Check files against .editorconfig rules
+  github-release-notes   # Create release notes from tags and issues
+  neovim                 # Neovim node client
+  corepack               # Node.js package manager version management
 )
 
 # Function to install npm packages
 install_packages()
 {
   for pkg in "${packages[@]}"; do
-    # Trim spaces
-    pkg=${pkg// /}
-    # Skip comments
-    if [[ ${pkg:0:1} == "#" ]]; then continue; fi
+    # Strip inline comments and trim whitespace
+    pkg="${pkg%%#*}"
+    pkg="${pkg// /}"
+    [[ -z "$pkg" ]] && continue
 
     if npm ls -g -p "$pkg" &> /dev/null; then
       msgr run_done "$pkg" "already installed"