Extended Package Data

These properties go a little farther in describing your package and what it is.

description

string

The full description of your package. Feel free to use line breaks, HTML, or football analogies.

package set description="This is a \n cool module \n please install it."
package show description

instructions

string

Tell the user how to install and use your package.

package set instructions="1) Unwrap packaging \n 2) Apply liberally to affected site \n 3) profit!"
package show instructions

changelog

string

A list of the changes this package has gone through.

package set changelog="1.0 initial version \n 1.1 Bug fixes"
package show changelog

keywords

array

List words that describe your package as an array of keywords.

package set keywords="[ 'cool', 'amazing', 'whiz', 'bang', 'cheese whiz' ]" --append
package show keywords

license

array of objects

Let the world know what license your package is released under. This property is an array of objects where each object represents a single license. Your package can have more than once license.

The license object will have a type and URL key. Examples of license types are MIT, GPL, Apache 2.0, etc. A valid list of licenses might look like this:

"license" : [
        { "type" : "MIT", "URL" : "http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT" },
        { "type" : "GPL-3.0", "URL" : "http://opensource.org/licenses/GPL-3.0" }

    ]

package set license="[ { type : 'MIT', URL: 'http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT' } ]" --append
package show license

contributors

array

Give a shout-out here to everyone who helped with your package. This is an array, and you can put strings it containing names and/or E-mail addresses, or you a objects to the array containing keys such as name and email.

"contributors" : [
        "Mickey Mouse",
        "Minny Mouse <[e-mail]>",
        { "name" : "Daffy Duck", "email" : "[e-mail]" }

    ]

package set contributors="[ 'Goofy' ]" --append
package show contributors