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This functionality was originally intended to allow importing compiled-to-JS modules from `node_modules`, by precompiling any modules found in top-level npm packages, as long as a Meteor compiler plugin was registered for the module's file extension. As discussed in #9800, this extra compilation burden can be non-trivial, especially if you happen to install an npm package such as `less`, which contains hundreds of `.less` files in the `node_modules/less/test/` directory. More generally, this functionality was an early attempt to enable selective compilation of `node_modules` directories, but it was not a good solution to that problem, because in almost all cases the extra compilation was unwanted. Meteor 1.7 (formerly known as 1.6.2) will give full control over selective compilation of `node_modules` back to the application developer (#9771), which should afford a much better solution to this problem. If you've installed some `.less` or `.scss` or `.ts` files from npm into your `node_modules` directory, just create a symlink to the package directory within your application, and those modules will be compiled and become importable by other JS modules, as if they were part of the application.
Meteor is an ultra-simple environment for building modern web applications.
With Meteor you write apps:
- in modern JavaScript
- that send data over the wire, rather than HTML
- using your choice of popular open-source libraries
Try a getting started tutorial:
Next, read the guide and the documentation.
Quick Start
On Windows, the installer can be found at https://www.meteor.com/install.
On Linux/macOS, use this line:
curl https://install.meteor.com/ | sh
Create a project:
meteor create try-meteor
Run it:
cd try-meteor
meteor
Developer Resources
Building an application with Meteor?
- Announcement list: sign up at http://www.meteor.com/
- Having problems? Ask for help at: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/meteor
- Discussion forums: https://forums.meteor.com/
Interested in helping or contributing to Meteor? These resources will help:
We are hiring! Visit meteor.io/jobs to learn more about working full-time on the Meteor project.
Uninstalling Meteor
Aside from a short launcher shell script, Meteor installs itself inside your home directory. To uninstall Meteor, run:
rm -rf ~/.meteor/
sudo rm /usr/local/bin/meteor
On Windows, just run the uninstaller from your Control Panel.