Programmatic install API

[lukeed]

What is the problem this feature would solve?

Ability to run bun install within a compiled executable in host environments that dont have bun installed.

Also would be great for CI, task runners, and/or interactive bun create ... scaffolders that look to prepare/modify a repository without needing (or having the ability) to spawn a shell command.

What is the feature you are proposing to solve the problem?

A Bun.install function that accepts all the options as the CLI variant.

I imagine this is also a way to apply .npmrc-like modifications (#643, #4904) without relying on filesystem existence.

What alternatives have you considered?

No response

[PuruVJ]

+1 to this, would be great to have this