Description of the JSON schema.
Supporting information.
Schema documentation:
As legacy npm versions are generally unmaintained, lockfile versions used only by legacy npm versions should be treated as deprecated. Currently, this makes lockfile v3 the only supported version.
Schema will apply to:
package-lock.jsonnpm-shrinkwrap.json
To the best of my knowledge, there is no documentation for a standardized lockfile format prior to npm v5, besides it missing the lockfileVersion property. The best way to create documentation for these ancient lockfile versions would be to play around with npm v1 through v4.
Note that lockfiles include various properties from package.json that are undocumented except in package.json, so additionalProperties should definitely be true.
Sample lockfiles:
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Yes, I will create a PR.
Description of the JSON schema.
Supporting information.
Schema documentation:
As legacy npm versions are generally unmaintained, lockfile versions used only by legacy npm versions should be treated as deprecated. Currently, this makes lockfile v3 the only supported version.
Schema will apply to:
package-lock.jsonnpm-shrinkwrap.jsonTo the best of my knowledge, there is no documentation for a standardized lockfile format prior to npm v5, besides it missing the
lockfileVersionproperty. The best way to create documentation for these ancient lockfile versions would be to play around with npm v1 through v4.Note that lockfiles include various properties from package.json that are undocumented except in package.json, so
additionalPropertiesshould definitely betrue.Sample lockfiles:
Are you making a PR for this?
Yes, I will create a PR.