normalize-package-data 's direct dependencies. Data on all dependencies, including transitive ones, is available via CSV download.| Name | Version | Size | License | Type | Vulnerabilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| github-url-from-git | 1.5.0 | 2.71 kB | MIT | prod | |
| github-url-from-username-repo | 0.2.0 | 1.84 kB | BSD-2-Clause | prod | |
| semver | 3.0.1 | 32.54 kB | BSD | prod | 2 1 1 |
The npm package "normalize-package-data" exports a function that primarily helps to normalize package metadata found typically in a package.json file. It contains algorithms that make necessary refinements and adjustments to provide cleaner, more consistent data from the package.json file. This makes it a critical utility for JavaScript development, especially when working with npm registry or any similar registries. The tool is typically used by packages like read-package-json, which in turn is utilized by npm and various other npm-associated tools. This package ensures that data received from a package.json file is accurate, valid, and structured according to predefined rules.
To use normalize-package-data, first, the package should be installed via npm using:
npm install normalize-package-data
After installation, it can be included and utilized inside your JavaScript file. Here's a basic example:
let normalizeData = require('normalize-package-data');
let packageData = require("./package.json");
normalizeData(packageData);
// packageData is now normalized
In this example, we require the function exported by normalize-package-data and call it 'normalizeData'. Next, data to normalize - generally from a package.json file - is required and passed as an argument to our 'normalizeData' function.
The package also has a strict mode for validation and a warning function for logging imperfect input data:
let normalizeData = require('normalize-package-data');
let packageData = require("./package.json");
let warnFn = function(msg) { console.error(msg) }
normalizeData(packageData, true, warnFn);
// packageData is now normalized. Strict mode, Any number of warnings may have been logged.
Validations and warnings are triggered depending on the rules outlined for the various fields in the package data.
Documentation for the normalize-package-data package does not exist in a formal format aside from the README file on the package's GitHub repository. The README serves as the primary source of introduction, installation guide, usage instructions, and lists the rules it follows to normalize data. To understand how to use this package and its specifics, you may access the README file at normalize-package-data GitHub repository. Detailed instructions and expected behaviors for different fields are outlined in the text.
