Installing the Node.js API
If you haven't already, you can obtain a copy of the latest version of the API using one of the links on the downloads page.
From npm
This is the quickest and easiest way to install 51Degrees node.js detector. Just use
$ npm install fiftyonedegreescore
*Note: fiftyonedegreeslitepattern fiftyonedegreeslitetrie will be installed as a dependencies.*
From git
However, if you want to build the package yourself and use the examples too. First clone 51Degrees/Device-Detection repository with
$ git clone https://github.com/51Degrees/Device-Detection.git
Move to the node.js directory with
$ cd Device-Detection/node.js
and install with
$ node copySource.js $ npm install
Windows
Node has known issues installing modules in Windows. Three things must be in place before installing. 1. Install Visual C++ Build Tools 2. Install Python 2.7 and run npm config set python python2.7 3. Open a terminal and run npm config set msvs_version 2015
Alternatively, Microsoft have offered an npm package to install all this and can be run (in an elevated Power Shell) with npm install -g windows-build-tools.
Full explanation of windows issues can be found at https://github.com/Microsoft/nodejs-guidelines/blob/master/windows-environment.md