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

My take on the frustration of no comments in JSON. I create new nodes, named for the nodes they refer to, but prefixed with underscores. This is imperfect, but functional.

{
  "name": "myapp",
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "private": true,
  "dependencies": {
    "react": "^16.3.2",
    "react-dom": "^16.3.2",
    "react-scripts": "1.1.4"
  },
  "scripts": {
    "__start": [
        "a note about how the start script works"
    ],
    "start": "react-scripts start",
    "build": "react-scripts build",
    "test": "react-scripts test --env=jsdom",
    "eject": "react-scripts eject"
  },
  "__proxy": [
    "A note about how proxy works",
    "multilines are easy enough to add"
  ],
  "proxy": "http://server.whatever.com:8000"
}