LicensePluginJson

LicensePluginJson is a Vite-compatible plugin that uses rollup-plugin-license to generate a JSON file containing detailed information about third-party licenses in your project.

• Installation
• Usage
• Output
• Example
• How to use
• Based On
• Contributing
• License

Installation

To use this plugin, install it via npm:

npm install @darcas/rollup-plugin-license-json

Or, if you're using yarn:

yarn add @darcas/rollup-plugin-license-json

Usage

In your vite.config.mts just add:

import LicensePluginJson from '@darcas/rollup-plugin-license-json';
import { defineConfig } from 'vite'

export default defineConfig({
    //...
    plugins: [
        //...
        LicensePluginJson(join(__dirname, 'dist', 'licenses.json'), {
            debug: true,
            thirdParty: {
                includePrivate: true,
                multipleVersions: true,
            }
        }),
        //...
    ],
    //...
});

Parameters

LicensePluginJson accepts 2 parameters:

• file (string, required): The path where the JSON file will be generated.
• options (object, optional): See the rollup-plugin-license plugin

You can't override the thirdParty.output option.

Output

The plugin generates a JSON file with the following structure for each dependency:

type LicensePluginJsonRecord = {
    readonly author: {
        readonly name: string
        readonly email: string | null
        readonly url: string | null
    } | null
    readonly description: string
    readonly homepage: string
    readonly license: string
    readonly licenseText: string
    readonly name: string
    readonly version: string
}

Key Notes

• licenseText: If the license text is empty or unavailable, it will be omitted.
• Formatting: HTML tags are removed, and newlines are replaced with <br> tags to preserve readability.

Example

Assuming your project contains the following dependencies:

• axios
• lodash

The generated JSON file might look like this:

[
  {
    "name": "axios",
    "version": "0.21.4",
    "author": {
      "name": "Matt Zabriskie",
      "email": "[email protected]"
    },
    "description": "Promise based HTTP client for the browser and node.js",
    "homepage": "https://axios-http.com/",
    "license": "MIT",
    "licenseText": "Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person..."
  },
  {
    "name": "lodash",
    "version": "4.17.21",
    "author": {
      "name": "John-David Dalton",
      "email": "[email protected]"
    },
    "description": "A modern JavaScript utility library delivering modularity, performance, and extras.",
    "homepage": "https://lodash.com/",
    "license": "MIT",
    "licenseText": "Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person..."
  }
]

How to use

<script lang="ts" setup>
import { type LicensePluginJsonRecord } from '@darcas/rollup-plugin-license-json';
import axios from "axios";
import orderBy from 'lodash/orderBy';

const licenses = ref<LicensePluginJsonRecord[]>([]);

onMounted(async () => {
    const response = await axios.get('/licenses.json', {
        headers: {
            Accept: 'application/json',
        },
    });

    if (response.status === 200) {
        licenses.value = orderBy(response.data, ['name'], ['asc']);
    }
});
</script>

Based On

LicensePluginJson is built on top of rollup-plugin-license. It uses its core functionality to extract and format license information for third-party dependencies. Ensure that your project setup supports Rollup-compatible plugins, as Vite uses Rollup under the hood.

Contributing

If you'd like to contribute to the project, feel free to fork it and create a pull request. Please ensure that your changes are well-tested and properly documented.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

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Made with ❤️ by Dario Casertano (DarCas).