From d2b10b94de294c557807ba38debd58af114d29a6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Filip Dimovski <dimfilip20@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2017 12:19:20 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Install a version before use

Now 'nvm use' checks whether the version is installed before it is used.
If the version is missing, it will call 'nvm install' and install it.
Otherwise, if the version is present, it will use it and continue as usual.
---
 nvm.sh | 11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/nvm.sh b/nvm.sh
index 82a4105..e729c38 100644
--- a/nvm.sh
+++ b/nvm.sh
@@ -2639,6 +2639,17 @@ nvm() {
       unset NVM_BIN
     ;;
     "use" )
+      # If version not available, install it first, then use it
+      if [ -n "$1" ] && [ "$1" != "--silent" ] && \
+         ! nvm ls $1 &>/dev/null ; then
+        args=("$@")       # Preserve positional parameters
+
+        nvm install "$@"
+        [ $? -ne 0 ] && return 127  # Return immediately if install fails
+
+        set "${args[@]}"  # Restore positional parameters
+      fi
+
       local PROVIDED_VERSION
       local NVM_USE_SILENT
       NVM_USE_SILENT=0