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really-require

v0.0.5

Published

A module that checks for unused and missing dependencies

Readme

really-require

A module that checks for unused and missing dependencies

API

reallyRequire(modulePath, options):

  • modulePath:
    • String: Full or relative path to module
  • options.packageJSON:
    • String: Path to package.json. Object, values of package.json.
    • Default: path.join(modulePath, 'package.json')
  • options.sourceGlob:
    • String[]: Globs to use for searching the source files.
    • Default: ['*.js', 'src/**/*.js', 'lib/**/*.js']
  • options.nodeModules:
    • String[]: paths to search in for modules.
    • Default: [path.join(modulePath, 'node_modules')]
  • options.mute.unused:
    • String[]: Mute warnings about these dependencies being unused
  • options.mute.indirect:
    • String[]: Mute warnings about these dependencies being only indirectly installed. Note that this does not mute the errors if a dependency is also missing from node_modules

The values of options.mute can also be added directly to the package.json under the field reallyRequireMute

Returns:

  • result.missing: Object[] Messages about missing dependencies
  • result.missing[].error: Flag if the warning is fatal
  • result.missing[].message: Message to display
  • result.missing[].dependency: Dependency name
  • result.missing[].location: Location of the error
  • result.missing[].location.file: Filename
  • result.missing[].location.from.line: Line at which the statement begins
  • result.missing[].location.from.column: Column at which the statement begins
  • result.missing[].location.to.line: Line at which the statement ends
  • result.missing[].location.to.column: Column at which the statement ends
  • result.unused: Object[] Messages about unused dependencies
  • result.unused[].error: Flag if the warning is fatal
  • result.unused[].message: Message to display
  • result.unused[].dependency: Dependency name
  • result.errors: Object[] Parsing errors that occured
  • result.errors[].file: File which caused the error
  • result.errors[].error: Error Object