add-dependencies

This script adds dependencies (latest or specified versions) to the package.json file skipping the installation process.

Installation

If not using with npx (see below):

$ npm install add-dependencies [-g]

Usage

Run:

$ add-dependencies [package_file] <dependencies> [target] [--no-overwrite]

or with npx:

$ npx add-dependencies [package_file] <dependencies> [target] [--no-overwrite]

where dependencies is the list of dependencies divided by space, and target is one of the following:

• --dev / --save-dev / -D for devDependencies
• --peer / --save-peer / -P for peerDependencies
• --optional / --save-optional / -O for optionalDependencies

If no target argument passed, dependencies are written to dependencies.
If no package_file argument passed, the script searches for a package.json file within the current working directory.
Use --no-overwrite flag to prevent already existing packages in package.json from being overwritten.
Example:

$ add-dependencies /home/user/project/package.json moment@2.0.0 react@16.8 redux eslint --dev

or with npx:

$ npx add-dependencies /home/user/project/package.json moment@2.0.0 react@16.8 redux eslint --dev