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Type Alias: NodePackageInformation

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Type Alias: NodePackageInformation

NodePackageInformation = object

Defined in: types/index.ts:133

Comprehensive metadata for a Node.js package dependency.

Remarks​

Data Source: Extracted from package.json files and npm registry metadata.

Purpose: Provides complete information for:

  • Dependency attribution pages (showing all packages used)
  • License compliance reporting
  • Security audit trails
  • Developer documentation

Properties:

  • name: Package name from npm registry (e.g., "react", "@clerk/nextjs")
  • version: Installed semantic version (e.g., "19.2.0")
  • description: One-line package description from package.json
  • homepage: Project website or GitHub repository URL
  • license: SPDX license identifier (e.g., "MIT", "Apache-2.0")
  • author: Package maintainer name or organization
  • dependents: Optional array of packages that depend on this package

Immutability: Properties are mutable to allow for dynamic updates during dependency analysis, but should be treated as immutable after initial population.

Example​

const packageInfo: NodePackageInformation = {
  name: "react",
  version: "19.2.0",
  description: "React is a JavaScript library for building user interfaces.",
  homepage: "https://react.dev",
  license: "MIT",
  author: "Meta Platforms, Inc.",
  dependents: [
    { name: "next", version: "16.0.0" },
    { name: "@clerk/nextjs", version: "6.10.0" }
  ]
};

See​

Properties​

name​

name: string

Defined in: types/index.ts:134

version​

version: string

Defined in: types/index.ts:135

description​

description: string

Defined in: types/index.ts:136

homepage​

homepage: string

Defined in: types/index.ts:137

license​

license: string

Defined in: types/index.ts:138

author​

author: string

Defined in: types/index.ts:139

dependents?​

optional dependents?: NodePackageDependencyDependsOn[]

Defined in: types/index.ts:140

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