Nodejs script to force update your outdated local node modules

angryUpdate-dependencies.js

/***
run : node angryUpdate-dependencies.js && rm -rf node_modules && npm update --save-dev 
&& npm update --save && rm -rf node_modules && npm update --save-dev && npm update --save 
in ypur project directory
**/

var fs = require('fs'),
  angryUpdate = function() {
    var file  = fs.readFileSync('package.json'),
      content = JSON.parse(file);
    for (var devDep in content.devDependencies) {
      content.devDependencies[devDep] = '*';
    }
    for (var dep in content.dependencies) {
      content.dependencies[dep] = '*';
    }
    fs.writeFileSync('package.json', JSON.stringify(content));
  };
if (require.main === module) {
  angryUpdate();
} else {
  module.exports = angryUpdate;
}


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######### August 15 - 2017 ###########
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