node ./dist/scripts/postinstall.js
The script is a post-installation script that modifies the package.json
of the npm package located two levels above the current directory (assumed to be inside './dist/scripts/'). It does the following:
fs
(file system module) and chalk
(module for coloring terminal output).chalk
module for readability.package.json
file and reads its content.dev
, build
, test
, watch
, coverage
, eslintConfig
, devDependencies
, and dependencies
from the package.json
.package.json
../dist/scripts
, ./dist/data
, ./dist/resources
, and ./dist/source
from the filesystem. The script does not contain any explicit code designed to steal sensitive information, get root access, run or download remote code, or otherwise harm the system. It appears to clean up the package by removing development tools and scripts, likely to prepare it for production deployment. However, please note that running this script would result in the modification of the package.json
file and the removal of various directories, which could be disruptive if not done intentionally and with understanding of the consequences.@gusmano/reext
's direct dependencies. Data on all dependencies, including transitive ones, is available via CSV download.