What / Why
If you have a file reference dependencies like { "dependencies": { "a": "file:../a" } }, when you npm install the transitive devDependencies of the package will be installed and added to your package-lock.json.
When
When you include a depnedency as a file reference when it has a transitive devDependency.
Where
NPM CLI
How
Current Behavior
<root>/b/package-lock.json will look like:
{
"requires": true,
"lockfileVersion": 1,
"dependencies": {
"a": {
"version": "file:../a",
"dependencies": {
"typescript": {
"version": "3.7.2",
"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-3.7.2.tgz",
"integrity": "sha512-ml7V7JfiN2Xwvcer+XAf2csGO1bPBdRbFCkYBczNZggrBZ9c7G3riSUeJmqEU5uOtXNPMhE3n+R4FA/3YOAWOQ=="
}
}
}
}
}Steps to Reproduce
<root>/a/package.json
{
"devDependencies": {
"typescript": "3.7.2"
}
}<root>/b/package.json
{
"dependencies": {
"a": "file:../a"
}
}cd a
npm install
cd ../b
npm install
Expected Behavior
<root>/b/package-lock.json should look like this:
{
"requires": true,
"lockfileVersion": 1,
"dependencies": {
"a": {
"version": "file:../a",
"dependencies": {}
}
}
}Who
References
What / Why
If you have a file reference dependencies like
{ "dependencies": { "a": "file:../a" } }, when younpm installthe transitivedevDependenciesof the package will be installed and added to yourpackage-lock.json.When
When you include a
depnedencyas afilereference when it has a transitivedevDependency.Where
NPM CLI
How
Current Behavior
<root>/b/package-lock.jsonwill look like:{ "requires": true, "lockfileVersion": 1, "dependencies": { "a": { "version": "file:../a", "dependencies": { "typescript": { "version": "3.7.2", "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-3.7.2.tgz", "integrity": "sha512-ml7V7JfiN2Xwvcer+XAf2csGO1bPBdRbFCkYBczNZggrBZ9c7G3riSUeJmqEU5uOtXNPMhE3n+R4FA/3YOAWOQ==" } } } } }Steps to Reproduce
<root>/a/package.json{ "devDependencies": { "typescript": "3.7.2" } }<root>/b/package.json{ "dependencies": { "a": "file:../a" } }Expected Behavior
<root>/b/package-lock.jsonshould look like this:{ "requires": true, "lockfileVersion": 1, "dependencies": { "a": { "version": "file:../a", "dependencies": {} } } }Who
References