package-lock.json in npm workspaces

Question

Given an npm workspace with the following structure

workspace
    package.json
    packages
        package-a
            package.json
        package-b
            package.json

When I run an install command in package-a this will generate a package-lock.json file in the root of the workspace but not in the package.json file itself.

Is there a way to also generate it in the packages?

Answer 1

Yes, it is possible for example like this:

npm i emoji-picker-react -w packages/deepcase

This command updates packages/deepcase/package.json and package-lock.json in root folder.

(cd packages/deepcase && npm i --package-lock-only --workspaces false)

This command updates packages/deepcase/package-lock.json.