Create package.json from package-lock.json

Question

I downloaded a theme and it has a package-lock.json file but no package.json file. Is there a way I can generate the package.json from the package-lock.json file. How do I insta

Answer 1

package-lock.json file relies on the presence of a package.json file, So it's not possible to retrieve package.json (happy to be proved wrong).

So a possible solution left is to use a module like auto-install which is capable of generating package.json from the project file dependencies.

First, you need to install the module globally npm install -g auto-install. Then run npm init and answer the basic requirements.

Then, run auto-install in your project root directory. All the dependencies should reflect in package.json file.

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Or Install node modules directly from package-lock.json

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Run npm ci which bypasses a package’s package.json to install modules from a package’s lockfile.

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