How to recover package.json from node_modules directory











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I deleted the package.json in mistake but I have package-lock.json and node_modules directory and when I give the project files to my coworker he will get some errors when he wants to use gulp (because I use Macbook and my coworker uses Windows). So I think he should install all node_modules in his machine.



Is there any way to create package.json from package-lock.json or node_modules directory?






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    Well the lesson here is this is why you use source control. Fortunately you would be able to obtain "some" of the data from the package-lock.json, but it's not everything. Any scripts or metadata would be lost. I would suggest learning git or similar as a priority. Or do you actually have git or similar enabled?
    – Neil Lunn
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  • @NeilLunn Thank you for your comment, yes I use git in my projects but this project was for a previous developer and they have given me this project to continue But I do not remember that I removed the package.json or that it did not exist from the beginning
    – MajAfy
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  • First off did you check to make sure that it's not in your recycle bin (or trash I think is what it's called on mac)? Also you could probably manually install them all going through the node_modules one by one and the package.json, but it's pretty tedious.
    – jgerstle
    yesterday












  • Well wer're pretty much checking down the options since "rebuilding" a package.json based on package-lock.json is a process you need to create. It's not like it's "built into npm" or anything like that. So git or "Recycle Bin" would be the most conveinent methods. And like I said, there's other data in package.json that is not listed in package-lock.json. The big difference being "dependencies" vs "devDependencies" as the "lock" does not distinguish between the two
    – Neil Lunn
    yesterday

















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I deleted the package.json in mistake but I have package-lock.json and node_modules directory and when I give the project files to my coworker he will get some errors when he wants to use gulp (because I use Macbook and my coworker uses Windows). So I think he should install all node_modules in his machine.



Is there any way to create package.json from package-lock.json or node_modules directory?






node.js npm package.json







share|improve this question


















  • 2




    Well the lesson here is this is why you use source control. Fortunately you would be able to obtain "some" of the data from the package-lock.json, but it's not everything. Any scripts or metadata would be lost. I would suggest learning git or similar as a priority. Or do you actually have git or similar enabled?
    – Neil Lunn
    yesterday










  • @NeilLunn Thank you for your comment, yes I use git in my projects but this project was for a previous developer and they have given me this project to continue But I do not remember that I removed the package.json or that it did not exist from the beginning
    – MajAfy
    yesterday










  • First off did you check to make sure that it's not in your recycle bin (or trash I think is what it's called on mac)? Also you could probably manually install them all going through the node_modules one by one and the package.json, but it's pretty tedious.
    – jgerstle
    yesterday












  • Well wer're pretty much checking down the options since "rebuilding" a package.json based on package-lock.json is a process you need to create. It's not like it's "built into npm" or anything like that. So git or "Recycle Bin" would be the most conveinent methods. And like I said, there's other data in package.json that is not listed in package-lock.json. The big difference being "dependencies" vs "devDependencies" as the "lock" does not distinguish between the two
    – Neil Lunn
    yesterday















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I deleted the package.json in mistake but I have package-lock.json and node_modules directory and when I give the project files to my coworker he will get some errors when he wants to use gulp (because I use Macbook and my coworker uses Windows). So I think he should install all node_modules in his machine.



Is there any way to create package.json from package-lock.json or node_modules directory?






node.js npm package.json







share|improve this question













I deleted the package.json in mistake but I have package-lock.json and node_modules directory and when I give the project files to my coworker he will get some errors when he wants to use gulp (because I use Macbook and my coworker uses Windows). So I think he should install all node_modules in his machine.



Is there any way to create package.json from package-lock.json or node_modules directory?






node.js npm package.json




node.js npm package.json






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    Well the lesson here is this is why you use source control. Fortunately you would be able to obtain "some" of the data from the package-lock.json, but it's not everything. Any scripts or metadata would be lost. I would suggest learning git or similar as a priority. Or do you actually have git or similar enabled?
    – Neil Lunn
    yesterday










  • @NeilLunn Thank you for your comment, yes I use git in my projects but this project was for a previous developer and they have given me this project to continue But I do not remember that I removed the package.json or that it did not exist from the beginning
    – MajAfy
    yesterday










  • First off did you check to make sure that it's not in your recycle bin (or trash I think is what it's called on mac)? Also you could probably manually install them all going through the node_modules one by one and the package.json, but it's pretty tedious.
    – jgerstle
    yesterday












  • Well wer're pretty much checking down the options since "rebuilding" a package.json based on package-lock.json is a process you need to create. It's not like it's "built into npm" or anything like that. So git or "Recycle Bin" would be the most conveinent methods. And like I said, there's other data in package.json that is not listed in package-lock.json. The big difference being "dependencies" vs "devDependencies" as the "lock" does not distinguish between the two
    – Neil Lunn
    yesterday
















  • 2




    Well the lesson here is this is why you use source control. Fortunately you would be able to obtain "some" of the data from the package-lock.json, but it's not everything. Any scripts or metadata would be lost. I would suggest learning git or similar as a priority. Or do you actually have git or similar enabled?
    – Neil Lunn
    yesterday










  • @NeilLunn Thank you for your comment, yes I use git in my projects but this project was for a previous developer and they have given me this project to continue But I do not remember that I removed the package.json or that it did not exist from the beginning
    – MajAfy
    yesterday










  • First off did you check to make sure that it's not in your recycle bin (or trash I think is what it's called on mac)? Also you could probably manually install them all going through the node_modules one by one and the package.json, but it's pretty tedious.
    – jgerstle
    yesterday












  • Well wer're pretty much checking down the options since "rebuilding" a package.json based on package-lock.json is a process you need to create. It's not like it's "built into npm" or anything like that. So git or "Recycle Bin" would be the most conveinent methods. And like I said, there's other data in package.json that is not listed in package-lock.json. The big difference being "dependencies" vs "devDependencies" as the "lock" does not distinguish between the two
    – Neil Lunn
    yesterday










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Well the lesson here is this is why you use source control. Fortunately you would be able to obtain "some" of the data from the package-lock.json, but it's not everything. Any scripts or metadata would be lost. I would suggest learning git or similar as a priority. Or do you actually have git or similar enabled?
– Neil Lunn
yesterday




Well the lesson here is this is why you use source control. Fortunately you would be able to obtain "some" of the data from the package-lock.json, but it's not everything. Any scripts or metadata would be lost. I would suggest learning git or similar as a priority. Or do you actually have git or similar enabled?
– Neil Lunn
yesterday












@NeilLunn Thank you for your comment, yes I use git in my projects but this project was for a previous developer and they have given me this project to continue But I do not remember that I removed the package.json or that it did not exist from the beginning
– MajAfy
yesterday




@NeilLunn Thank you for your comment, yes I use git in my projects but this project was for a previous developer and they have given me this project to continue But I do not remember that I removed the package.json or that it did not exist from the beginning
– MajAfy
yesterday












First off did you check to make sure that it's not in your recycle bin (or trash I think is what it's called on mac)? Also you could probably manually install them all going through the node_modules one by one and the package.json, but it's pretty tedious.
– jgerstle
yesterday






First off did you check to make sure that it's not in your recycle bin (or trash I think is what it's called on mac)? Also you could probably manually install them all going through the node_modules one by one and the package.json, but it's pretty tedious.
– jgerstle
yesterday














Well wer're pretty much checking down the options since "rebuilding" a package.json based on package-lock.json is a process you need to create. It's not like it's "built into npm" or anything like that. So git or "Recycle Bin" would be the most conveinent methods. And like I said, there's other data in package.json that is not listed in package-lock.json. The big difference being "dependencies" vs "devDependencies" as the "lock" does not distinguish between the two
– Neil Lunn
yesterday






Well wer're pretty much checking down the options since "rebuilding" a package.json based on package-lock.json is a process you need to create. It's not like it's "built into npm" or anything like that. So git or "Recycle Bin" would be the most conveinent methods. And like I said, there's other data in package.json that is not listed in package-lock.json. The big difference being "dependencies" vs "devDependencies" as the "lock" does not distinguish between the two
– Neil Lunn
yesterday



















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