Commit
This commit does not belong to any branch on this repository, and may belong to a fork outside of the repository.
Browse files
Browse the repository at this point in the history
docs: package.json conventions (#16206)
* docs: package.json conventions * remove top level heading * typo Co-authored-by: Strek <ssharishkumar@gmail.com> * Update docs/src/developer-guide/code-conventions.md Co-authored-by: Nitin Kumar <snitin315@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: Strek <ssharishkumar@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: Nicholas C. Zakas <nicholas@humanwhocodes.com> Co-authored-by: Nitin Kumar <snitin315@gmail.com>
- Loading branch information
1 parent
0e03c33
commit b1918da
Showing
2 changed files
with
92 additions
and
1 deletion.
There are no files selected for viewing
This file contains bidirectional Unicode text that may be interpreted or compiled differently than what appears below. To review, open the file in an editor that reveals hidden Unicode characters.
Learn more about bidirectional Unicode characters
This file contains bidirectional Unicode text that may be interpreted or compiled differently than what appears below. To review, open the file in an editor that reveals hidden Unicode characters.
Learn more about bidirectional Unicode characters
Original file line number | Diff line number | Diff line change |
---|---|---|
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@ | ||
--- | ||
title: Package.json Conventions | ||
layout: doc | ||
edit_link: https://github.com/eslint/eslint/edit/main/docs/src/developer-guide/package-json-conventions.md | ||
--- | ||
|
||
The following applies to the "scripts" section of `package.json` files. | ||
|
||
## Names | ||
|
||
npm script names MUST contain only lower case letters, `:` to separate parts, `-` to separate words, and `+` to separate file extensions. Each part name SHOULD be either a full English word (e.g. `coverage` not `cov`) or a well-known initialism in all lowercase (e.g. `wasm`). | ||
|
||
Here is a summary of the proposal in EBNF. | ||
|
||
```ebnf | ||
name = life-cycle | main ":fix"? target? option* ":watch"? | ||
life-cycle = prepare | preinstall | install | postinstall | prepublish | preprepare | prepare | postprepare | prepack | postpack | prepublishOnly; | ||
main = "build" | "lint" | "start" | "test"; | ||
target = ":" word ("-" word)* | extension ("+" extension)*; | ||
option = ":" word ("-" word)*; | ||
word = [a-z]+; | ||
extension = [a-z0-9]+; | ||
``` | ||
|
||
## Order | ||
|
||
The script names MUST appear in the package.json file in alphabetical order. The other conventions outlined in this document ensure that alphabetical order will coincide with logical groupings. | ||
|
||
## Main Script Names | ||
|
||
With the exception of [npm life cycle scripts](https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v8/using-npm/scripts#life-cycle-scripts) all script names MUST begin with one of the following names. | ||
|
||
### Build | ||
|
||
Scripts that generate a set of files from source code and / or data MUST have names that begin with `build`. | ||
|
||
If a package contains any `build:*` scripts, there MAY be a script named `build`. If so, SHOULD produce the same output as running each of the `build` scripts individually. It MUST produce a subset of the output from running those scripts. | ||
|
||
### Lint | ||
|
||
Scripts that statically analyze files (mostly, but not limited to running `eslint` itself) MUST have names that begin with `lint`. | ||
|
||
If a package contains any `lint:*` scripts, there SHOULD be a script named `lint` and it MUST run all of the checks that would have been run if each `lint:*` script was called individually. | ||
|
||
If fixing is available, a linter MUST NOT apply fixes UNLESS the script contains the `:fix` modifier (see below). | ||
|
||
### Start | ||
|
||
A `start` script is used to start a server. As of this writing, no ESLint package has more than one `start` script, so there's no need `start` to have any modifiers. | ||
|
||
### Test | ||
|
||
Scripts that execute code in order to ensure the actual behavior matches expected behavior MUST have names that begin with `test`. | ||
|
||
If a package contains any `test:*` scripts, there SHOULD be a script named `test` and it MUST run of all of the tests that would have been run if each `test:*` script was called individually. | ||
|
||
A test script SHOULD NOT include linting. | ||
|
||
A test script SHOULD report test coverage when possible. | ||
|
||
## Modifiers | ||
|
||
One or more of the following modifiers MAY be appended to the standard script names above. If a target has modifiers, they MUST be in the order in which they appear below (e.g. `lint:fix:js:watch` not `lint:watch:js:fix`) | ||
|
||
### Fix | ||
|
||
If it's possible for a linter to fix problems that it finds, add a copy of the script with `:fix` appended to the end that also fixes. | ||
|
||
### Target | ||
|
||
The name of the target of the action being run. In the case of a `build` script, it SHOULD identify the build artifact(s), e.g. "javascript" or "css" or "website". In the case of a `lint` or `test` script, it SHOULD identify the item(s) being linted or tested. In the case of a `start` script, it SHOULD identify which server is starting. | ||
|
||
A target MAY refer to a list of affected file extensions (such as `cjs` or `less`) delimited by a `+`. If there is more than one extension, the list SHOULD be alphabetized. When a file extension has variants (such as `cjs` for CommonJS and `mjs` for ESM), the common part of the extension MAY be used instead of explicitly listing out all of the variants (e.g. `js` instead of `cjs+jsx+mjs`). | ||
|
||
The target SHOULD NOT refer to name of the name of the tool that's performing the action (`eleventy`, `webpack`, etc.) | ||
|
||
### Options | ||
|
||
Additional options that don't fit under the other modifiers. | ||
|
||
### Watch | ||
|
||
If a script watches the filesystem and responds to changes, add `:watch` to the script name. |