Source: apc-abstract/task/worker/link_npm_package.js

/**
 * Link a npm package if missing.
 * @function task.worker.linkNpmPackage
 * @param {object} config - Task configuration.
 * @param {string} config.packageName - Package name to link.
 * @param {function} callback - Callback when done.
 * @author Taka Okunishi
 */
var path = require('path'),
    execCommand = require('./index').execCommand;
exports = module.exports = function (config, callback) {
    var found = exports._findup(config.packageName)
    if (found) {
        callback(null);
    } else {
        execCommand({
            command: ['npm', 'link', config.packageName].join(' ')
        }, callback);
    }
};

exports._findup = function (packageName) {
    var dirnames = path.dirname(path.resolve('.')).split(path.sep);
    while (dirnames.length) {
        var searchPath = path.resolve(dirnames.join(path.sep), 'node_modules', packageName);
        try {
            require.resolve(searchPath);
            return true;
        } catch (e) {
            //Do nothing.
        }
        dirnames.pop();
    }
    return false;
};