get-package-name

Extracts the name of a package from its file path.

const getPackageName = require('get-package-name')
getPackageName('./project/node_modules/@babel/parser/lib/index.js') // @babel/parser

Installation

This is a Node.js package available through the npm registry. Before installing, download and install Node.js. Node.js 12 or higher is required.

Installation is done using the npm install command:

$ npm install --save-dev get-package-name

API

getPackageName(modulePath, [moduleFolder])

Returns the package name for the given module file path.

modulePath

An absolute or relative path to a module.

moduleFolder

The name of the folder in which packages are installed. Defaults to "node_modules".

License

This package is MIT licensed.