fix(mod_format): stop package.json formatter from modifying buildDocs and dependency entries

changelog.md

@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2026-04-16 - 2.13.16 - fix(mod_format)
+stop package.json formatter from modifying buildDocs and dependency entries
+
+- removes automatic buildDocs script injection from the package.json formatter
+- removes dependency include/exclude and latest-version update logic from package.json formatting
+- drops the unused smartnpm plugin import after removing registry lookups
+
 ## 2026-03-24 - 2.13.15 - fix(repo)
 no changes to commit
 

ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@git.zone/cli',
-  version: '2.13.15',
+  version: '2.13.16',
   description: 'A comprehensive CLI tool for enhancing and managing local development workflows with gitzone utilities, focusing on project setup, version control, code formatting, and template management.'
 }

ts/mod_format/formatters/packagejson.formatter.ts

@@ -4,77 +4,6 @@ import * as plugins from '../mod.plugins.js';
 import * as paths from '../../paths.js';
 import { logger, logVerbose } from '../../gitzone.logging.js';
 
-/**
- * Ensures a certain dependency exists or is excluded
- */
-const ensureDependency = async (
-  packageJsonObject: any,
-  position: 'dep' | 'devDep' | 'everywhere',
-  constraint: 'exclude' | 'include' | 'latest',
-  dependencyArg: string,
-): Promise<void> => {
-  // Parse package name and version, handling scoped packages like @scope/name@version
-  const isScoped = dependencyArg.startsWith('@');
-  const lastAtIndex = dependencyArg.lastIndexOf('@');
-
-  // For scoped packages, the version @ must come after the /
-  // For unscoped packages, any @ indicates a version
-  const hasVersion = isScoped
-    ? lastAtIndex > dependencyArg.indexOf('/')
-    : lastAtIndex >= 0;
-
-  const packageName = hasVersion ? dependencyArg.slice(0, lastAtIndex) : dependencyArg;
-  const version = hasVersion ? dependencyArg.slice(lastAtIndex + 1) : 'latest';
-
-  const targetSections: string[] = [];
-
-  switch (position) {
-    case 'dep':
-      targetSections.push('dependencies');
-      break;
-    case 'devDep':
-      targetSections.push('devDependencies');
-      break;
-    case 'everywhere':
-      targetSections.push('dependencies', 'devDependencies');
-      break;
-  }
-
-  for (const section of targetSections) {
-    if (!packageJsonObject[section]) {
-      packageJsonObject[section] = {};
-    }
-
-    switch (constraint) {
-      case 'exclude':
-        delete packageJsonObject[section][packageName];
-        break;
-      case 'include':
-        if (!packageJsonObject[section][packageName]) {
-          packageJsonObject[section][packageName] =
-            version === 'latest' ? '^1.0.0' : version;
-        }
-        break;
-      case 'latest':
-        try {
-          const registry = new plugins.smartnpm.NpmRegistry();
-          const packageInfo = await registry.getPackageInfo(packageName);
-          const latestVersion = packageInfo['dist-tags'].latest;
-          packageJsonObject[section][packageName] = `^${latestVersion}`;
-        } catch (error) {
-          logVerbose(
-            `Could not fetch latest version for ${packageName}, using existing or default`,
-          );
-          if (!packageJsonObject[section][packageName]) {
-            packageJsonObject[section][packageName] =
-              version === 'latest' ? '^1.0.0' : version;
-          }
-        }
-        break;
-    }
-  }
-};
-
 export class PackageJsonFormatter extends BaseFormatter {
   get name(): string {
     return 'packagejson';
@@ -141,11 +70,6 @@ export class PackageJsonFormatter extends BaseFormatter {
       packageJson.scripts.build = `echo "Not needed for now"`;
     }
 
-    // Ensure buildDocs script exists
-    if (!packageJson.scripts.buildDocs) {
-      packageJson.scripts.buildDocs = `tsdoc`;
-    }
-
     // Set files array
     packageJson.files = [
       'ts/**/*',
@@ -160,21 +84,6 @@ export class PackageJsonFormatter extends BaseFormatter {
       'readme.md',
     ];
 
-    // Handle dependencies
-    await ensureDependency(
-      packageJson,
-      'devDep',
-      'exclude',
-      '@push.rocks/tapbundle',
-    );
-    await ensureDependency(packageJson, 'devDep', 'latest', '@git.zone/tstest');
-    await ensureDependency(
-      packageJson,
-      'devDep',
-      'latest',
-      '@git.zone/tsbuild',
-    );
-
     // Set pnpm overrides from assets
     try {
       const overridesContent = (await plugins.smartfs

ts/mod_format/mod.plugins.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import * as smartfile from '@push.rocks/smartfile';
 import * as smartinteract from '@push.rocks/smartinteract';
 import * as smartlegal from '@push.rocks/smartlegal';
 import * as smartobject from '@push.rocks/smartobject';
-import * as smartnpm from '@push.rocks/smartnpm';
 import * as smartconfig from '@push.rocks/smartconfig';
 import * as smartdiff from '@push.rocks/smartdiff';
 import * as smartscaf from '@push.rocks/smartscaf';
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@ export {
   smartinteract,
   smartlegal,
   smartobject,
-  smartnpm,
   smartconfig,
   smartdiff,
   smartscaf,