yarnpkg/yarn

Support for installing repos without a package.json

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#1,011 opened on Oct 13, 2016

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Description

In npm there is this helper package napa (https://www.npmjs.com/package/napa) which enables one to install repos without a package.json file. Is this something you would consider adding support for in yarn?

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Tech stack
javascriptnodejs
Domain
backendtooling
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
3-5 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
JavaScriptNode.jsYarn internals
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
40
Research direction
Look at the napa package (https://www.npmjs.com/package/napa) to understand how it handles repos without package.json. Then review Yarn's installation logic in the 'src/install' directory. The maintainer questions (if any) are not present. Potentially, the solution would involve modifying the resolver to allow missing package.json and handle such URLs. No linked PRs exist.