Node.js, MongoDB, and AngularJS Web Development

Using package.json

All Node modules must include a package.json file in their root directory. package.json is a simple JSON text file that defines a module, including dependencies. The package.json file can contain a number of different directives to tell the Node Package Manager how to handle the module.

The following is an example of a package.json file with a name, version, description, and dependencies:

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{    "name": "my_module",    "version": "0.1.0",    "description": "a simple node.js module",    "dependencies" : {        "express"   :  "latest"    }}

The only required directives in the package.json file are name and version; the rest depend on what you would like to include. Table 3.2 describes the most common ...