Np: Use `inherit` option so child process stuff is piped to console in real time.

[jamestalmage]

execa should honor the inherit option (if not, it should).

It's annoying not to be able to see what is happening.

[sindresorhus]

👍

[SamVerschueren]

Yes it's really annoying. Sometimes it looks like it's hanging but it's just installing the npm dependencies. Another option would be to show a checklist and use log-update to mark "tasks" as completed.

• [ ] Installing dependencies
• [ ] Running tests
• [ ] Update version
• [ ] Publishing package
• [ ] Pushing tags

We could also use elegant-spinner in front of the task it is executing to indicate it is busy.

So after installing the dependencies and running the tests, the list would off course look like

• [x] Installing dependencies
• [x] Running tests
• [ ] Update version
• [ ] Publishing package
• [ ] Pushing tags

It's just a suggestion to create a nice looking UX.

[sindresorhus]

@SamVerschueren Good idea!

[jamestalmage]

Instead of elegant-spinner, I would like to see the most recent line / lines of the child process.

[sindresorhus]

[jamestalmage]

Yeah sure.

[sholladay]

Nothing npm prints is very useful. E.g. while I do care about my dependency tree, at install time I don't give a damn what the sub-sub-sub dependencies are of my dependencies. And I am never going to read that.

Man I need that checklist with a spinner in my life.

[SamVerschueren]

Did the first step already: https://github.com/SamVerschueren/listr. Have implemented it in np and will do a PR one of the following days.

[jamestalmage]

The only reason I want what npm prints, is to know if it has hung.

The progress bar is nice as well.

Also, when I'm installing something that has a long build step as part of it's install (i.e. phantomjs-prebuilt), I want to see what's causing the hold up.

[sindresorhus]

I added some quick logging in the meantime: https://github.com/sindresorhus/np/commit/445924f6ed6c0876d4bc22e30183a749897c8163 (@Hypercubed fyi)

And a new version is out :)