Feature Request: nvm package.json field

[AndrewLeedham]

It would be nice if the .nvmrc file format could additionally be parsed from a package.json field. I have starting getting in to the habit of adding as many configuration files into package.json to avoid clutter in the root of projects.

Example:

// package.json
{
  "name": "project",
  // etc.
  "nvm": "10.14.1"
}

[ljharb]

Parsing JSON in posix is prohibitively complex; it’s one of the reasons nvm doesn’t look at the engines field (see #651 / #1535).

In general, I’d suggest separate config files anyways - a cluttered root is far less problematic than a cluttered package.json :-)

[AndrewLeedham]

Parsing JSON in posix is prohibitively complex; it’s one of the reasons nvm doesn’t look at the engines field (see #651 / #1535).

In general, I’d suggest separate config files anyways - a cluttered root is far less problematic than a cluttered package.json :-)

Fair enough, wasn't familiar with how nvm was built :)