read-pkg-up 's direct dependencies. Data on all dependencies, including transitive ones, is available via CSV download.Read-pkg-up is a highly efficient tool designed to help you find and read the closest package.json file. It is highly beneficial as it not only finds the nearest package.json but also throws more helpful JSON errors and normalizes the provided data. The package performs several tasks that includes finding the closest package.json, parsing JSON and normalizing the data.
To use read-pkg-up in your project, you'll first need to install it via npm by running the command npm install read-pkg-up. Once installed, you can import it into your JavaScript file with import {readPackageUp} from 'read-pkg-up';. Then, simply call the function, for instance, console.log(await readPackageUp()); to read and log to console the closest package.json file.
Here's a basic usage example:
import {readPackageUp} from 'read-pkg-up';
console.log(await readPackageUp()); // Logs the closest package.json file
If the given directory contains a package.json file, then the promise will resolve to an object containing the packageJson and path. If no package.json was found, the promise will resolve to undefined. Furthermore, there are several options you can pass to the function for customized usage.
The read-pkg-up docs can be found on the read-pkg-up GitHub repository, in the README.md file. You can visit the repository at git+https://github.com/sindresorhus/read-pkg-up.git to view the complete documentation, understand the API endpoints better and explore its functionalities more deeply. For a detailed explanation of each code usage example and valuable related links to understand better, make sure to thoroughly follow the documentation.
