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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Put our vendored version of node/yarn on the path. Can be helpful if you need
+# quick access on a machine that does not have Node installed separately.
+
+# Eg:
+# $ . scripts/node-env
+# $ (cd ts && yarn)
+
+BAZEL_EXTERNAL=$(bazel info output_base --ui_event_filters=-INFO)/external
+
+if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+   if [ "$(arch)" == "i386" ]; then
+      export PATH="$BAZEL_EXTERNAL/nodejs_darwin_amd64/bin:$PATH"
+   else
+      export PATH="$BAZEL_EXTERNAL/nodejs_darwin_arm64/bin:$PATH"
+   fi
+else
+   if [ "$(arch)" == "aarch64" ]; then
+      export PATH="$BAZEL_EXTERNAL/nodejs_linux_arm64/bin:$PATH"
+   else
+      export PATH="$BAZEL_EXTERNAL/nodejs_linux_amd64/bin:$PATH"
+   fi
+fi