1. write-package
Write a package.json file
write-package
Package: write-package
Created by: sindresorhus
Last modified: Mon, 26 Feb 2024 07:41:06 GMT
Version: 7.0.1
License: MIT
Downloads: 4,091
Repository: https://github.com/sindresorhus/write-package

Install

npm install write-package
yarn add write-package

write-package

Write a package.json file

Writes atomically and creates directories for you as needed. Sorts dependencies when writing. Preserves the indentation if the file already exists.

Install

 npm install write-package

Usage

 import path from 'node:path';
import {writePackage} from 'write-package';

await writePackage({foo: true});
console.log('done');

await writePackage(path.join('unicorn', 'package.json'), {foo: true});
console.log('done');

API

writePackage(path?, data, options?)

Returns a Promise that resolves when the package.json file has been written.

writePackageSync(path?, data, options?)

path

Type: string
Default: process.cwd()

The path to where the package.json file should be written or its directory.

data

Type object

JSON data to write to the package.json file.

options

Type: object

See Options.

updatePackage(path?, data, options?)

Returns a Promise that resolves when the package.json file has been updated.

updatePackageSync(path?, data, options?)

 import {updatePackage} from 'write-package';

await updatePackage({foo: true});
//=> { "foo": true }

await updatePackage({foo: false, bar: true});
//=> { "foo": false, "bar": true }

path

Type: string
Default: process.cwd()

The path to where the package.json file should be written or its directory.

data

Type object

JSON data to write to the package.json file. If the file already exists, existing fields will be merged with the values in data.

options

Type: object

See Options.

addPackageDependencies(path?, dependencies, options?)

Returns a Promise that resolves when the package.json file has been written.

addPackageDependenciesSync(path?, dependencies, options?)

 import {writePackage, addPackageDependencies} from 'write-package';

await writePackage({foo: true});
//=> { "foo": true }

await addPackageDependencies({foo: '1.0.0'});
//=> { "foo": true, "dependencies": { "foo": "1.0.0" } }

await addPackageDependencies({dependencies: {foo: '1.0.0'}, devDependencies: {bar: '1.0.0'}});
//=> { "foo": true, "dependencies": { "foo": "1.0.0" }, "devDependencies": { "bar": "1.0.0" } }

path

Type: string
Default: process.cwd()

The path to where the package.json file should be written or its directory.

dependencies

Type: Record<string, string> | Partial<Record<'dependencies' | 'devDependencies' | 'optionalDependencies' | 'peerDependencies', Record<string, string>>>

Dependencies to add to the package.json file.

options

Type: object

See Options.

removePackageDependencies(path?, dependencies, options?)

Returns a Promise that resolves when the package.json file has been written. Does not throw if the file does not exist.

removePackageDependenciesSync(path?, dependencies, options?)

 import {writePackage, removePackageDependencies} from 'write-package';

await writePackage({foo: true, dependencies: {foo: '1.0.0'}, devDependencies: {bar: '1.0.0'}});
//=> { "foo": true, "dependencies": { "foo": "1.0.0" }, "devDependencies": { "bar": "1.0.0" } }

await removePackageDependencies(['foo']);
//=> { "foo": true, "devDependencies": { "bar": "1.0.0" } }

await removePackageDependencies({devDependencies: ['bar']});
//=> { "foo": true }

path

Type: string
Default: process.cwd()

The path to where the package.json file should be written or its directory.

dependencies

Type string[] | Partial<Record<'dependencies' | 'devDependencies' | 'optionalDependencies' | 'peerDependencies', string[]>>

Dependencies to remove from the package.json file.

options

Type: object

See Options.

Options

indent

Type: string | number
Default: Auto-detected or '\t'

The indentation to use for new files.

Accepts '\t' for tab indentation or a number of spaces.

If the file already exists, the existing indentation will be used.

normalize

Type: boolean
Default: true

Remove empty dependencies, devDependencies, optionalDependencies and peerDependencies objects.

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