How do I add comments to package.json for npm install?

Question

I\'ve got a simple package.json file and I want to add a comment. Is there a way to do this, or are there any hacks to make this work?

Answer 1

I ended up with a scripts like that:

  "scripts": {
    "//-1a": "---------------------------------------------------------------",
    "//-1b": "---------------------- from node_modules ----------------------",
    "//-1c": "---------------------------------------------------------------",
    "ng": "ng",
    "prettier": "prettier",
    "tslint": "tslint",
    "//-2a": "---------------------------------------------------------------",
    "//-2b": "--------------------------- backend ---------------------------",
    "//-2c": "---------------------------------------------------------------",
    "back:start": "node backend/index.js",
    "back:start:watch": "nodemon",
    "back:build:prod": "tsc -p backend/tsconfig.json",
    "back:serve:prod": "NODE_ENV=production node backend/dist/main.js",
    "back:lint:check": "tslint -c ./backend/tslint.json './backend/src/**/*.ts'",
    "back:lint:fix": "yarn run back:lint:check --fix",
    "back:check": "yarn run back:lint:check && yarn run back:prettier:check",
    "back:check:fix": "yarn run back:lint:fix; yarn run back:prettier:fix",
    "back:prettier:base-files": "yarn run prettier './backend/**/*.ts'",
    "back:prettier:fix": "yarn run back:prettier:base-files --write",
    "back:prettier:check": "yarn run back:prettier:base-files -l",
    "back:test": "ts-node --project backend/tsconfig.json node_modules/jasmine/bin/jasmine ./backend/**/*spec.ts",
    "back:test:watch": "watch 'yarn run back:test' backend",
    "back:test:coverage": "echo TODO",
    "//-3a": "---------------------------------------------------------------",
    "//-3b": "-------------------------- frontend ---------------------------",
    "//-3c": "---------------------------------------------------------------",
    "front:start": "yarn run ng serve",
    "front:test": "yarn run ng test",
    "front:test:ci": "yarn run front:test --single-run --progress=false",
    "front:e2e": "yarn run ng e2e",
    "front:e2e:ci": "yarn run ng e2e --prod --progress=false",
    "front:build:prod": "yarn run ng build --prod --e=prod --no-sourcemap --build-optimizer",
    "front:lint:check": "yarn run ng lint --type-check",
    "front:lint:fix": "yarn run front:lint:check --fix",
    "front:check": "yarn run front:lint:check && yarn run front:prettier:check",
    "front:check:fix": "yarn run front:lint:fix; yarn run front:prettier:fix",
    "front:prettier:base-files": "yarn run prettier \"./frontend/{e2e,src}/**/*.{scss,ts}\"",
    "front:prettier:fix": "yarn run front:prettier:base-files --write",
    "front:prettier:check": "yarn run front:prettier:base-files -l",
    "front:postbuild": "gulp compress",
    "//-4a": "---------------------------------------------------------------",
    "//-4b": "--------------------------- cypress ---------------------------",
    "//-4c": "---------------------------------------------------------------",
    "cy:open": "cypress open",
    "cy:headless": "cypress run",
    "cy:prettier:base-files": "yarn run prettier \"./cypress/**/*.{js,ts}\"",
    "cy:prettier:fix": "yarn run front:prettier:base-files --write",
    "cy:prettier:check": "yarn run front:prettier:base-files -l",
    "//-5a": "---------------------------------------------------------------",
    "//-5b": "--------------------------- common ----------------------------",
    "//-5c": "---------------------------------------------------------------",
    "all:check": "yarn run back:check && yarn run front:check && yarn run cy:prettier:check",
    "all:check:fix": "yarn run back:check:fix && yarn run front:check:fix && yarn run cy:prettier:fix",
    "//-6a": "---------------------------------------------------------------",
    "//-6b": "--------------------------- hooks -----------------------------",
    "//-6c": "---------------------------------------------------------------",
    "precommit": "lint-staged",
    "prepush": "yarn run back:lint:check && yarn run front:lint:check"
  },

My intent here is not to clarify one line, just to have some sort of delimiters between my scripts for backend, frontend, all, etc.

I'm not a huge fan of 1a, 1b, 1c, 2a, ... but the keys are different and I do not have any problem at all like that.