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Hi all - using vanilla npm you can:
```npm install &lt;git-host&gt;:&lt;git-user&gt;/&lt;repo-name&gt;
npm install &lt;git repo url&gt;```
… and this will result in npm installing a dependency from a github repo/ref as if it was a standard npm module:
<https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v8/commands/npm-install>

I’ve tried lots of different permutations of this in gradle + npm and no matter what I try it always errors in various ways e.g.
`implementation(npm("username/repo#branchname"))`
`implementation(npm("username/repo#branchname", "*"))`
`implementation(npm("username/repo", "commitref"))`

So question:
Is it possible to use gradle + npm to install npm dependencies from github locations?

Many thanks!

Solved this in the end - it is actually the `version` where you are meant to put the repo/version so it is in fact e.g.:
```implementation(npm("@jsonforms/material-renderers", "github:rhiadj/material-renderers#master"))```
Only reason I realised is seeing this logic used for `file:`
<https://github.com/JetBrains/kotlin/blob/master/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/NpmDependency.kt#L142>

And so decided to see if `github:` also works and it does.

Perhaps not that obvious so hope this helps someone else!