Package JSON

Package JSON Skill

Purpose

Generate the package.json file for a Vue 3 Vite application with all necessary dependencies, dev dependencies, and scripts using the latest package versions from npm.

Instructions

1. Gather Input Parameters from user (see Input Parameters section below)
2. Fetch latest versions from npm: npm view <package> version
3. Generate package.json using the reference/latest-versions.md template
4. Replace placeholders with resolved versions
5. Validate output meets all requirements
6. Create the file at project root: package.json

Input Parameters

Ask the user or read from copilot-instructions.md and docs/requirements/application-parameters.md:

• application_name: The application name in kebab-case
• project_scope: The NPM scope/organization
• default_port: The development server port
• application_type: Either standalone or micro-frontend (determines serve command)
• test_framework: Testing framework - always vitest (latest recommended)
• state_management: State management library - always pinia (latest recommended)

Version Strategy

Always use latest versions from npm:

• Fetch from npm: npm view <package> version
• Exception: Component library packages use npm show (see component-library skill)
• Apply caret prefix: 3.5.13 → ^3.5.13
• Use template: reference/latest-versions.md
• Use recommended tools: Vitest + Pinia

Template Reference

Use: reference/latest-versions.md (fetches latest versions from npm)

Output

• File: package.json at project root
• Format: Valid JSON with proper indentation (2 spaces)

Template Structure

{
  "name": "{{project_scope}}/{{application_name}}",
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "private": true,
  "type": "module",
  "scripts": {
    "serve": "{{serve_command}}"  // Conditional based on application_type
    // See reference/latest-versions.md for complete scripts list
  },
  "dependencies": {
    // See reference/latest-versions.md for complete dependencies
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    // See reference/latest-versions.md for complete devDependencies
  }
}

Validation

• All version placeholders are replaced with actual values
• Package name follows format @scope/name
• type field is set to "module"
• All required scripts are defined
• Valid JSON syntax

Version Management

Fetching Latest Versions

1. Load version configuration from this SKILL.md (see Version Configuration section below)

2. Resolve "latest" entries:

   • For all packages marked as "latest" in the configuration
   • Fetch current version from npm: npm view <package> version
   • Exception: Component library packages use npm show instead of npm view
   • Example: "vue": "latest" → npm view vue version → "vue": "^3.5.13"

3. Apply resolved versions:

   {
     "dependencies": {
       "vue": "{{vue_version}}",           // Resolved from npm
       "vue-router": "{{vue_router_version}}",
       "pinia": "{{pinia_version}}"
     }
   }
   

Version Resolution Example

// Version Configuration (from this SKILL.md)
{
  "core": {
    "vue": "latest",
    "vite": "latest"
  }
}

// After fetching from npm
{
  "dependencies": {
    "vue": "^3.5.13"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "vite": "^6.3.5"
  }
}

Version Configuration (versions.json)

This is the central version configuration embedded in this SKILL.md.

Use this configuration to determine which versions to use:

{
  "core": {
    "node": "latest",
    "vue": "latest",
    "vite": "latest",
    "typescript": "latest"
  },

  "dependencies": {
    "vue-router": "latest",
    "vuex": "latest",
    "pinia": "latest",
    "axios": "latest",
    "core-js": "latest",
    "single-spa-vue": "latest",
    "vue-class-component": "latest",
    "vue-tippy": "latest",
    "date-fns": "latest",
    "date-fns-tz": "latest",
    "@datadog/browser-rum": "latest"
  },

  "devDependencies": {
    "@vitejs/plugin-vue": "latest",
    "@types/node": "latest",
    "@types/jest": "latest",
    "@types/jsdom": "latest",
    "vite-plugin-css-injected-by-js": "latest",
    "vite-svg-loader": "latest",
    "vitest": "latest",
    "@vitest/ui": "latest",
    "@vitest/coverage-v8": "latest",
    "jsdom": "latest",
    "jest": "latest",
    "@vue/test-utils": "latest",
    "@vue/vue3-jest": "latest",
    "babel-jest": "latest",
    "ts-jest": "latest",
    "@babel/core": "latest",
    "@babel/plugin-transform-runtime": "latest",
    "@babel/preset-env": "latest",
    "eslint": "latest",
    "eslint-plugin-vue": "latest",
    "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "latest",
    "@typescript-eslint/parser": "latest",
    "vue-eslint-parser": "latest",
    "@vue/eslint-config-typescript": "latest",
    "eslint-config-prettier": "latest",
    "eslint-plugin-prettier": "latest",
    "@eslint/js": "latest",
    "@eslint/eslintrc": "latest",
    "prettier": "latest",
    "sass": "latest",
    "sass-loader": "latest",
    "stylelint": "latest",
    "stylelint-config-recommended-vue": "latest",
    "stylelint-config-standard-scss": "latest",
    "husky": "latest",
    "lint-staged": "latest",
    "npm-run-all": "latest",
    "chokidar-cli": "latest",
    "onchange": "latest"
  },

  "componentLibraries": {
    "@royalaholddelhaize/pdl-spectrum-component-library-web": "latest"
  },

  "docker": {
    "node": "22-stable",
    "nginx": "alpine"
  }
}

Version Strategies:

• "latest" - Fetch current version from npm registry (e.g., npm view vue version)
• Note: Component library packages use npm show instead of npm view
• "^6.3.5" - Pin to specific version with caret (allows minor/patch updates)
• "~6.3.5" - Pin with tilde (allows patch updates only)
• "6.3.5" - Exact version (no updates)

Note: This configuration is embedded in this SKILL.md file. There is no separate versions.json file needed.

References

• Version Configuration: See "Version Configuration (versions.json)" section above in this file
• Package Templates: reference/ directory (jest-vuex.md, vitest-pinia.md, latest-versions.md)
• Complete Examples: examples.md