what is package.json in angular | What is the file package.json | Angular Tutorial in Telugu Part 7
What is the file `package.json`?
package.json - node - npm
1. All npm packages contain a file.
2. In the project root.
3. This file holds various metadata relevant to the project.
4. This file is used to give information to npm that allows it to identify the project as well as handle the project's dependencies.
5. It can also contain other metadata such as a project description, the version of the project in a particular distribution, license information, even configuration data.
6. Node.js itself is only aware of two fields in the package.json.
7. name, version (in the form of major.minor.patch where major, minor, and patch are integers which increase after each new release).
8. dependencies field is used to list all the dependencies of your project that are available on npm. When someone installs your project through npm, all the dependencies listed will be installed as well. Additionally, if someone runs npm install in the root directory of your project, it will install all the dependencies to ./node_modules.
9. It is also possible to add a devDependencies field to your package.json - these are dependencies not required for normal operation, but required/recommended if you want to patch or modify the project. If you built your unit tests using a testing framework, for example, it would be appropriate to put the testing framework you used in your devDependencies field. #ottit #technologytutorials