Package.json From Template

Generate a package.json file from a template

Why

• You might find this project useful if you need to generate a node module with different dependencies which uses a different package.json configuration from your repository configuration
• It saves you time
• It's DRY

When to use it

Sometimes you create a repository that generates a packaged version of your project and you want that to have it own package.json file but the same name and version inherited from your original project.

Install

If you want to install package-json-from-template globally, use the follow command from your terminal:

$ npm install -g package-json-from-template

Otherwise just add PackageJsonFromTemplate to your project with:

$ npm install --save-dev package-json-from-template

If you prefer using Yarn:

$ yarn add --dev package-json-from-template

Usage

  $ Usage: pack-gen [path] [options] -- [diff args]
 
  Options
    -t, --template=<filename>   The template file to be used for generating the new package.json file. [default: <path>/package.tpl.json]
 
    -s, --source=<filename>     The location of your `package.json` file. [default: the root project directory will be used]
 
  [path]  The working directory in where generating package.json file
 
  Examples
  Generate a new package.json file inside the ./package folder
  $ pack-gen package
 
  Generate a new package.json using the base package.json file located under the src directory
  $ pack-gen package --source=src/package.json
 
  Generate a new package.json file inside the ./package folder using a my-template.json file as a template
  $ pack-gen package --template=my-template.json

Example

Now, assuming that your project generate a distribution version of your node module inside a dist folder, add a pack-gen script to generate a package.json file inside that directory to call after your build task is completed.

"scripts": {
  "pack-gen": "pack-gen ./dist",
}

Note that your dist folder will need to contain a package.tpl.json file to use as a template. If you wish to use a template file sitting elsewhere, you can use the template flag and specify a different path like this:

"scripts": {
  "pack-gen": "pack-gen ./dist --template=/templates/my-package.teplate.json",
}

Contributing

1. Fork it!
2. Create your feature branch: git checkout -b my-new-feature
3. Add your changes: git add .
4. Commit your changes: git commit -am 'Add some feature'
5. Push to the branch: git push origin my-new-feature
6. Submit a pull request 😎

License

MIT License © SonnY