[FIXED] Npm package.json inheritance

Issue

Is there a mechanism in npm like parent pom in Maven. The goal is to have a common base configuration for scripts, dependencies, devDependencies. Not based on templates like yeoman or so, but based on a parent version. So that, any project that changes his parent version gets the changes in this parent automatically.

Can you point me to hints to achieve this?

Thanks!

Solution

Currently there is no built-in npm mechanism to achieve this, and there's not likely to be one in the future.

See the discussion here and this comment particularly.

Answered By - RobC
Answer Checked By - David Goodson (JavaFixing Volunteer)