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pin-latest: Easily resolve package.json “latest” versions

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Small utility for converting `package.json` versions from `latest` to the actual latest version.

pin-latest

Small utility for converting package.json versions from latest to the actual latest version.

Quickstart

Install

npm i -g pin-latest # or yarn global add pin-latest # or npx pin-latest
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Given the following package.json:

{ "name": "example-project", "dependencies": { "react": "latest" } }
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Running pin-latest will result in the following output:

$ pin-latest . { "name": "example-project", "dependencies": { "react": "^16.13.1" } }
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To save changes pass the --write flag:

$ pin-latest . package.json updated. $ cat package.json { "name": "example-project", "dependencies": { "react": "^16.13.1" } }
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Usage

$ pin-latest --help Usage $ pin-latest <project-directory> Options --exact, -t Set the exact version --write, -w Write changes --version, -v Version number --help, -h Displays
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The purpose of this project is providing an easy way to translate dependency versions specified in a package.json.

Any dependency that specifies a version of latest will be updated to the actual latest version of the package.

Quickstart

Install

npm i -g pin-latest # or yarn global add pin-latest # or npx pin-latest
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Given the following package.json:

{ "name": "example-project", "dependencies": { "react": "latest" } }
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Running pin-latest will result in the following output:

$ pin-latest . { "name": "example-project", "dependencies": { "react": "^16.13.1" } }
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To save changes pass the --write flag:

$ pin-latest . package.json updated. $ cat package.json { "name": "example-project", "dependencies": { "react": "^16.13.1" } }
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View more information in the project’s readme.

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