Creating a Package
Create a directory on your machine somewhere called databases. Weâll use this directory for all programs, data files, and examples from this chapter. Next, open an editor and enter the following:
| databases/package.json | |
| â | { |
| â | "name": â"book-tools"â, |
| â | "version": â"0.1.0"â, |
| â | "description": â"Tools for creating an ebook database."â, |
| â | "author": â"Your Name <you@yoursite.com> (http://yoursite.com/path)"â |
| â | } |
Save this file in your project directory as package.json.
In a Node.js project, the package.json file describes many aspects of the project and its dependencies.[19] This short example includes only the basics: the projectâs name, version, short description, and author. For your own projects, ...
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