Function findPackageJson

Find the package.json file, either from a TypeScript file somewhere not in a 'dist' folder, or a built and/or installed 'dist' folder.

Note: this only works if you build your code into './dist', and that the source path does not also contain 'dist'! If you don't build into './dist', or if you have files at ./src/dist/dist.ts, then this will not work properly!

The default pathFromSrc option assumes that the calling code lives one folder below the root of the package. Otherwise, it must be specified.

Example:

// src/index.ts
import { findPackageJson } from 'package-json-from-dist'

const pj = findPackageJson(import.meta.url)
console.log(`package.json found at ${pj}`)
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If the caller is deeper within the project source, then you must provide the appropriate fallback path:

// src/components/something.ts
import { findPackageJson } from 'package-json-from-dist'

const pj = findPackageJson(import.meta.url, '../../package.json')
console.log(`package.json found at ${pj}`)
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When running from CommmonJS, use __filename instead of import.meta.url

// src/index.cts
import { findPackageJson } from 'package-json-from-dist'

const pj = findPackageJson(__filename)
console.log(`package.json found at ${pj}`)
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