nodejs / nodejs/corepack

Support for pnpm `package.yaml` ?

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Description

Having a project that uses pnpm's package.yaml (ours are extensively commented), we get:

$ corepack up
Usage Error: Couldn't find a project in the local directory - please explicit the package manager to pack, or run this command from a valid project

Right now we are using the following script for corepack updates, in case someone needs it:

(yq -Poj package.yaml > package.json) && corepack up && pmversion=$(yq '.packageManager' package.json) && yq -i ".packageManager = ${pmversion}" package.yaml && rm package.json

Perhaps adding support to package.yaml could be useful for projects that use it?

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Research direction

Start by reproducing corepack up in a project containing only the pnpm package.yaml, then trace how Corepack detects project package-manager metadata. Done means Corepack recognizes the YAML manifest and performs the update without requiring a temporary package.json; the payload does not name specific source files or tests.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript, yaml
Domain
cli, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
55/100

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