Npm-check-updates: Update multiple package.json files at once

[mriehema]

Feature Request

We have a project workspace which consist of multiple modules. I love "ncu" and it would be awesome, if we could add a feature like -R or --recursive to scan all subfolders for package.json files.

For example, this is our workspace:

project/package.json
  lib/
    tool-a/package.json
    tool-b/package.json
  themes/
    theme-a/package.json
    theme-b/package.json

Right now, I check every folder manually, but an _update all at once_ feature would be awesome. What do you think?

[raineorshine]

What about a shell script that cd's into each folder and runs ncu? I understand that you may want a more automated solution, but that's the quickest thing I can think of! ncu can also be used as a node module.

[mriehema]

Hi @raineorshine, I know, a shell script is the quickest solution, which I will use. But I thought, this idea could be a nice enhancement, which I should share with you at least.

[raineorshine]

Yes! Good thinking! Thanks!

On Tue, Aug 29, 2017 at 3:43 AM Michael Riehemann [e-mail]
wrote:

Hi @raineorshine https://github.com/raineorshine, I know, a shell
script is the quickest solution, which I will use. But I thought, this idea
could be a nice enhancement, which I should share with you at least.

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[tkrotoff]

I do this to upgrade all package.json inside a directory:
find . -type f -name 'package.json' -not -path './.git/*' -not -path '*/node_modules/*' -execdir ncu --upgrade \;

See https://github.com/tkrotoff/react-form-with-constraints/blob/v0.14.0/package.json#L22

[js2me]

What happened with this issue ?
It is still actual ?

[raineorshine]

@js2me It is recommended to use a shell script such as suggested by @tkrotoff. npm-check-updates will not handle this natively.

[justnewbee]

although the shell script way works, it has some defects like time consuming (it might check one same package over and over again) and os compatibility.. i would very much expect it to be a native feature of ncu

it is very helpful when we use lerna to manage our sub-packages

so please make it happen :)