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docs: clarify what peerDependenciesMeta does #7433

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clarify npm warning only occurs on version 3-6
xuhdev Apr 27, 2024
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Clarify language in peerDependency
xuhdev May 1, 2024
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fixup: Update docs/lib/content/configuring-npm/package-json.md
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Expand Up @@ -818,11 +818,12 @@ to express this. If you depend on features introduced in 1.5.2, use

### peerDependenciesMeta

When a user installs your package, npm will emit warnings if packages
specified in `peerDependencies` are not already installed. The
`peerDependenciesMeta` field serves to provide npm more information on how
The `peerDependenciesMeta` field serves to provide npm more information on how
your peer dependencies are to be used. Specifically, it allows peer
dependencies to be marked as optional.
dependencies to be marked as optional. Npm will not automatically install
optional peer dependencies. This allows you to
integrate and interact with a variety of host packages without requiring
all of them to be installed.

For example:

Expand All @@ -842,11 +843,6 @@ For example:
}
```

Marking a peer dependency as optional ensures npm will not emit a warning
if the `soy-milk` package is not installed on the host. This allows you to
integrate and interact with a variety of host packages without requiring
all of them to be installed.

### bundleDependencies

This defines an array of package names that will be bundled when publishing
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