dev-centr
nvm-passthru is an intelligent, drop-in replacement command router that solves the problem of nvm-windows globally modifying the system paths. It allows developers to seamlessly route environment paths to specific Node versions per-process instead of modifying the global Windows environment variables.
The traditional nvm-windows project operates by aggressively hot-swapping a single global symlink on Windows whenever you run nvm use vXX.X.X. This is very destructive to side-by-side terminal windows and automated background tasks, as changing the version in one shell suddenly rips it out from under the other shells on your entire system.
nvm-passthru isolates nvm commands to the current shell environment natively. By dropping in our intelligent CLI wrapper:
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Native Passthru: Traditional management commands (
nvm list,nvm install) are intercepted and safely passed to the original proxy executable. -
Version Parameter Expansion: Drop an exact node version variable right in front of your typical commands to spawn them inside a tightly isolated transient
$PATHenvironment!
# Drops you right into the REPL for 22.22.0 natively without modifying the system
nvm 22.22.0
# Executes a script entirely constrained in 22.22.0
nvm 22.22.0 index.js
# Seamlessly intercepts the npm/yarn/pnpm calls relying precisely on 22.22.0
nvm 22.22.0 pnpm installBecause modifying cmd.exe and pwsh.exe profiles can be convoluted, we built a standalone .exe installer in Dlang.
Download the latest executable from the Releases page and run it. The installer will:
* Automatically discover your PowerShell and WindowsPowerShell $PROFILE configurations.
* Inject the intelligent proxy wrappers natively.
* Spawn a fresh terminal window immediately ready for use.
We are planning on supporting the Windows Package Manager (winget) for seamless installations. Once the GitHub Actions CI automatically publishes the .exe to the repository’s Releases, we will submit the software manifest to microsoft/winget-pkgs.
winget install dev-centr.nvm-passthru
In package management terminology, this executable operates as a meta-installer when distributed via winget. By configuring the winget manifest with InstallerType: exe, winget will natively download nvm-passthru.exe to a temporary directory and literally execute it to perform the setup procedure (expecting a 0 exit code to report a successful package installation).
To guarantee it plays nicely with non-interactive package pipelines, we built a --silent flag right into the Dlang source.
When the manifest is configured like this:
Installers:
- Architecture: x64
InstallerUrl: https://github.com/dev-centr/nvm-passthru/releases/latest/download/nvm-passthru.exe
InstallerType: exe
InstallerSwitches:
Silent: --silent
SilentWithProgress: --silentA standard winget install nvm-passthru simply runs the executable with the --silent flag to quickly drop the intelligent wrapper directly into your environment profiles, print a friendly setup instruction, and exit cleanly without unexpectedly blocking an automated workflow with interactive GUI windows.
