prettier-plugin-packagejson

What is prettier-plugin-packagejson?

The prettier-plugin-packagejson npm package is a plugin for Prettier that formats your package.json file according to a consistent style. It helps maintain a clean and organized package.json file by sorting and formatting its contents.

What are prettier-plugin-packagejson's main functionalities?

Sorting dependencies

This feature sorts the dependencies in your package.json file alphabetically, ensuring a consistent order.

{
  "dependencies": {
    "express": "^4.17.1",
    "lodash": "^4.17.21"
  }
}

Sorting scripts

This feature sorts the scripts in your package.json file alphabetically, making it easier to find and manage scripts.

{
  "scripts": {
    "build": "webpack",
    "start": "node index.js"
  }
}

Sorting other fields

This feature sorts other fields like keywords, contributors, etc., alphabetically to maintain a clean and organized structure.

{
  "keywords": [
    "formatting",
    "prettier",
    "plugin"
  ]
}

Other packages similar to prettier-plugin-packagejson

sort-package-json

The sort-package-json package sorts the keys in your package.json file. It provides similar functionality to prettier-plugin-packagejson by organizing the structure of the package.json file, but it is a standalone tool rather than a Prettier plugin.

fixpack

The fixpack package is another tool that formats and sorts the fields in your package.json file. It focuses on keeping the package.json file clean and consistent, similar to prettier-plugin-packagejson, but it also includes additional checks for common errors and best practices.

README

Prettier plugin for package.json

Installation

$ npm i -D prettier prettier-plugin-packagejson

overrides is required because native json parser takes precedence over this plugin.

{
  "semi": false,
  "singleQuote": true,
  "trailingComma": "all",

  "overrides": [
    {
      "files": "package.json",
      "options": {
        "parser": "package-json"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Rules

• Primary (ordered to top)
  1. name
  2. description
  3. version
  4. author
  5. license
• Others
  • Sorted alphabetically
• Sort children
  • dependencies
  • devDependencies
  • peerDependencies
  • optionalDependencies
  • keywords

ToDo: Add more tweaks