Function read

lib/internal/modules/package_json_reader.js:122–140

* Reads a package.json file and returns the parsed contents. * @param {string} jsonPath * @param {{ * base?: URL | string, * specifier?: URL | string, * isESM?: boolean, * }} options * @returns {PackageConfig}

(jsonPath, { base, specifier, isESM } = kEmptyObject)

 * @returns {PackageConfig}
 */
function read(jsonPath, { base, specifier, isESM } = kEmptyObject) {
  // This function will be called by both CJS and ESM, so we need to make sure
  // non-null attributes are converted to strings.
  const parsed = modulesBinding.readPackageJSON(
    jsonPath,
    isESM,
    base == null ? undefined : `${base}`,
    specifier == null ? undefined : `${specifier}`,
  );

  const result = deserializePackageJSON(jsonPath, parsed);

  return {
    __proto__: null,
    ...result.data,
    exists: result.exists,
    pjsonPath: result.path,
  };
}

/**
 * A cache mapping a module's path to its parent `package.json` file's path.