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<h1 id="dependency-selector-syntax--querying">Dependency Selector Syntax & Querying</h1>
<span class="description">Dependency Selector Syntax & Querying</span>
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<h2 id="table-of-contents">Table of contents</h2>
<div id="_table_of_contents"><ul><li><a href="#see-also">See Also</a></li></ul></div>
</section>
<div id="_content"><h3 id="description">Description</h3>
<p>The <a href="../commands/npm-query.html"><code>npm query</code></a> commmand exposes a new dependency selector syntax (informed by & respecting many aspects of the <a href="https://dev.w3.org/csswg/selectors4/#relational">CSS Selectors 4 Spec</a>) which:</p>
<ul>
<li>Standardizes the shape of, & querying of, dependency graphs with a robust object model, metadata & selector syntax</li>
<li>Leverages existing, known language syntax & operators from CSS to make disparate package information broadly accessible</li>
<li>Unlocks the ability to answer complex, multi-faceted questions about dependencies, their relationships & associative metadata</li>
<li>Consolidates redundant logic of similar query commands in <code>npm</code> (ex. <code>npm fund</code>, <code>npm ls</code>, <code>npm outdated</code>, <code>npm audit</code> ...)</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="dependency-selector-syntax-v100">Dependency Selector Syntax <code>v1.0.0</code></h3>
<h4 id="overview">Overview:</h4>
<ul>
<li>there is no "type" or "tag" selectors (ex. <code>div, h1, a</code>) as a dependency/target is the only type of <code>Node</code> that can be queried</li>
<li>the term "dependencies" is in reference to any <code>Node</code> found in a <code>tree</code> returned by <code>Arborist</code></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="combinators">Combinators</h4>
<ul>
<li><code>></code> direct descendant/child</li>
<li><code> </code> any descendant/child</li>
<li><code>~</code> sibling</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="selectors">Selectors</h4>
<ul>
<li><code>*</code> universal selector</li>
<li><code>#<name></code> dependency selector (equivalent to <code>[name="..."]</code>)</li>
<li><code>#<name>@<version></code> (equivalent to <code>[name=<name>]:semver(<version>)</code>)</li>
<li><code>,</code> selector list delimiter</li>
<li><code>.</code> dependency type selector</li>
<li><code>:</code> pseudo selector</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="dependency-type-selectors">Dependency Type Selectors</h4>
<ul>
<li><code>.prod</code> dependency found in the <code>dependencies</code> section of <code>package.json</code>, or is a child of said dependency</li>
<li><code>.dev</code> dependency found in the <code>devDependencies</code> section of <code>package.json</code>, or is a child of said dependency</li>
<li><code>.optional</code> dependency found in the <code>optionalDependencies</code> section of <code>package.json</code>, or has <code>"optional": true</code> set in its entry in the <code>peerDependenciesMeta</code> section of <code>package.json</code>, or a child of said dependency</li>
<li><code>.peer</code> dependency found in the <code>peerDependencies</code> section of <code>package.json</code></li>
<li><code>.workspace</code> dependency found in the <a href="https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v8/using-npm/workspaces"><code>workspaces</code></a> section of <code>package.json</code></li>
<li><code>.bundled</code> dependency found in the <code>bundleDependencies</code> section of <code>package.json</code>, or is a child of said dependency</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="pseudo-selectors">Pseudo Selectors</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/:not"><code>:not(<selector>)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/:has"><code>:has(<selector>)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/:is"><code>:is(<selector list>)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/:root"><code>:root</code></a> matches the root node/dependency</li>
<li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/:scope"><code>:scope</code></a> matches node/dependency it was queried against</li>
<li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/:empty"><code>:empty</code></a> when a dependency has no dependencies</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v8/configuring-npm/package-json#private"><code>:private</code></a> when a dependency is private</li>
<li><code>:link</code> when a dependency is linked (for instance, workspaces or packages manually <a href="https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v8/commands/npm-link"><code>linked</code></a></li>
<li><code>:deduped</code> when a dependency has been deduped (note that this does <em>not</em> always mean the dependency has been hoisted to the root of node_modules)</li>
<li><code>:overridden</code> when a dependency has been overridden</li>
<li><code>:extraneous</code> when a dependency exists but is not defined as a dependency of any node</li>
<li><code>:invalid</code> when a dependency version is out of its ancestors specified range</li>
<li><code>:missing</code> when a dependency is not found on disk</li>
<li><code>:semver(<spec>)</code> matching a valid <a href="https://github.com/npm/node-semver"><code>node-semver</code></a> spec</li>
<li><code>:path(<path>)</code> <a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/glob">glob</a> matching based on dependencies path relative to the project</li>
<li><code>:type(<type>)</code> <a href="https://github.com/npm/npm-package-arg#result-object">based on currently recognized types</a></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="attribute-selectors"><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Attribute_selectors">Attribute Selectors</a></h4>
<p>The attribute selector evaluates the key/value pairs in <code>package.json</code> if they are <code>String</code>s.</p>
<ul>
<li><code>[]</code> attribute selector (ie. existence of attribute)</li>
<li><code>[attribute=value]</code> attribute value is equivalant...</li>
<li><code>[attribute~=value]</code> attribute value contains word...</li>
<li><code>[attribute*=value]</code> attribute value contains string...</li>
<li><code>[attribute|=value]</code> attribute value is equal to or starts with...</li>
<li><code>[attribute^=value]</code> attribute value starts with...</li>
<li><code>[attribute$=value]</code> attribute value ends with...</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="array--object-attribute-selectors"><code>Array</code> & <code>Object</code> Attribute Selectors</h4>
<p>The generic <code>:attr()</code> pseudo selector standardizes a pattern which can be used for attribute selection of <code>Object</code>s, <code>Array</code>s or <code>Arrays</code> of <code>Object</code>s accessible via <code>Arborist</code>'s <code>Node.package</code> metadata. This allows for iterative attribute selection beyond top-level <code>String</code> evaluation. The last argument passed to <code>:attr()</code> must be an <code>attribute</code> selector or a nested <code>:attr()</code>. See examples below:</p>
<h4 id="objects"><code>Objects</code></h4>
<pre lang="css"><code>/* return dependencies that have a `scripts.test` containing `"tap"` */
*:attr(scripts, [test~=tap])
</code></pre>
<h4 id="nested-objects">Nested <code>Objects</code></h4>
<p>Nested objects are expressed as sequential arguments to <code>:attr()</code>.</p>
<pre lang="css"><code>/* return dependencies that have a testling config for opera browsers */
*:attr(testling, browsers, [~=opera])
</code></pre>
<h4 id="arrays"><code>Arrays</code></h4>
<p><code>Array</code>s specifically uses a special/reserved <code>.</code> character in place of a typical attribute name. <code>Arrays</code> also support exact <code>value</code> matching when a <code>String</code> is passed to the selector.</p>
<h5 id="example-of-an-array-attribute-selection">Example of an <code>Array</code> Attribute Selection:</h5>
<pre lang="css"><code>/* removes the distinction between properties & arrays */
/* ie. we'd have to check the property & iterate to match selection */
*:attr([keywords^=react])
*:attr(contributors, :attr([name~=Jordan]))
</code></pre>
<h5 id="example-of-an-array-matching-directly-to-a-value">Example of an <code>Array</code> matching directly to a value:</h5>
<pre lang="css"><code>/* return dependencies that have the exact keyword "react" */
/* this is equivalent to `*:keywords([value="react"])` */
*:attr([keywords=react])
</code></pre>
<h5 id="example-of-an-array-of-objects">Example of an <code>Array</code> of <code>Object</code>s:</h5>
<pre lang="css"><code>/* returns */
*:attr(contributors, [email=ruyadorno@github.com])
</code></pre>
<h3 id="groups">Groups</h3>
<p>Dependency groups are defined by the package relationships to their ancestors (ie. the dependency types that are defined in <code>package.json</code>). This approach is user-centric as the ecosystem has been taught to think about dependencies in these groups first-and-foremost. Dependencies are allowed to be included in multiple groups (ex. a <code>prod</code> dependency may also be a <code>dev</code> dependency (in that it's also required by another <code>dev</code> dependency) & may also be <code>bundled</code> - a selector for that type of dependency would look like: <code>*.prod.dev.bundled</code>).</p>
<ul>
<li><code>.prod</code></li>
<li><code>.dev</code></li>
<li><code>.optional</code></li>
<li><code>.peer</code></li>
<li><code>.bundled</code></li>
<li><code>.workspace</code></li>
</ul>
<p>Please note that currently <code>workspace</code> deps are always <code>prod</code> dependencies. Additionally the <code>.root</code> dependency is also considered a <code>prod</code> dependency.</p>
<h3 id="programmatic-usage">Programmatic Usage</h3>
<ul>
<li><code>Arborist</code>'s <code>Node</code> Class has a <code>.querySelectorAll()</code> method
<ul>
<li>this method will return a filtered, flattened dependency Arborist <code>Node</code> list based on a valid query selector</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<pre lang="js"><code>const Arborist = require('@npmcli/arborist')
const arb = new Arborist({})
</code></pre>
<pre lang="js"><code>// root-level
arb.loadActual((tree) => {
// query all production dependencies
const results = await tree.querySelectorAll('.prod')
console.log(results)
})
</code></pre>
<pre lang="js"><code>// iterative
arb.loadActual((tree) => {
// query for the deduped version of react
const results = await tree.querySelectorAll('#react:not(:deduped)')
// query the deduped react for git deps
const deps = await results[0].querySelectorAll(':type(git)')
console.log(deps)
})
</code></pre>
<h2 id="see-also">See Also</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="../commands/npm-query.html">npm query</a></li>
<li><a href="https://npm.im/@npmcli/arborist">@npmcli/arborist</a></li>
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