yarnpkg/yarn

Feature request: Add who requested package from original dependencies in verbose

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#3488 opened on May 24, 2017

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Description

doing yarn install --verbose outputs a lot of output similar to:

verbose 21.201 Request "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-windows" finished with status code 200.
verbose 21.201 Performing "GET" request to "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-buffer".

I have a package that is misbehaving, but I don't have it in my package.json. It makes yarn install fail. It would be super useful to have a "breadcrumb" text added to the verbose output to indicate the chain of package.json's that lead to the download of the eventual package.

something akin to:

my.package > a.dependency.i.have > a.dependency.he.has > misbehaving.package.

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Tech stack
javascriptnodejs
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clideveloper experience
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.
1-2 days
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stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
JavaScriptNode.jsyarn internalsdependency resolution
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
40
Research direction
Investigate how yarn performs HTTP requests and logs verbose output. The verbose logging appears in the request module; trace back to identify which package requested each dependency. Consider modifying the logging to include the parent dependency chain. Note that the yarn 1.x repository is frozen, so the feature may need to be submitted to yarn 2.x (berry) if applicable.