tessl/npm-clean-publish

Clean your package before publish by removing development-specific files and configuration

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Name: tessl/npm-clean-publish
Author: tessl

Clean Publish provides two main CLI commands for different use cases: full package cleaning and publishing workflow, and standalone package.json cleaning utility.

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clean-publish Command

Main command for cleaning and publishing packages with comprehensive option support.

npx clean-publish [options]

Options:
  --help             Show help
  --version          Show version number
  --clean-docs       Keep only main section of README.md
  --clean-comments   Clean inline comments from JS files
  --files            One or more exclude files (comma-separated)
  --fields           One or more exclude package.json fields (comma-separated)
  --without-publish  Clean package without npm publish
  --dry-run          Reports what would have been published
  --package-manager  Package manager to use (npm, pnpm, yarn)
  --access           Package access level (public, restricted)
  --tag              Registers package with given tag
  --before-script    Run script on release dir before publish
  --temp-dir         Create temporary directory with given name
  --                 Pass next arguments as package manager options

Usage Examples:

# Basic usage
npx clean-publish

# Clean with specific files and fields
npx clean-publish --files "*.test.js,coverage/" --fields "devDependencies,scripts.test"

# Use different package manager with options
npx clean-publish --package-manager pnpm -- --no-git-checks

# Dry run to see what would be published
npx clean-publish --dry-run

# Clean README and remove comments
npx clean-publish --clean-docs --clean-comments

# Publish with tag
npx clean-publish --tag beta

# Run custom script before publish
npx clean-publish --before-script "npm run build"

clear-package-json Command

Standalone utility for cleaning package.json files without the full publish workflow.

npx clear-package-json <input> [options]

Arguments:
  input              Path to package.json file (or "-" for stdin)

Options:
  --help             Show help
  --version          Show version number  
  --fields           One or more exclude package.json fields (comma-separated)
  --output, -o       Output file name (defaults to stdout)

Usage Examples:

# Clean package.json and output to stdout
npx clear-package-json package.json

# Clean specific fields and save to file
npx clear-package-json package.json --fields "devDependencies,scripts" -o clean-package.json

# Clean from stdin
cat package.json | npx clear-package-json - --fields "devDependencies"