# stringify-package [](https://npm.im/stringify-package) [](https://npm.im/stringify-package) [](https://travis-ci.org/npm/stringify-package) [](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/npm/stringify-package) [](https://coveralls.io/github/npm/stringify-package?branch=latest) [`stringify-package`](https://github.com/npm/stringify-package) is a standalone library for writing out package data as a JSON file. It is extracted from npm. ## Install `$ npm install stringify-package` ## Table of Contents * [Example](#example) * [Features](#features) * [Contributing](#contributing) * [API](#api) * [`stringifyPackage`](#stringifypackage) ### Example ```javascript const fs = require('fs') const pkg = { /* ... */ } fs.writeFile('package.json', stringifyPackage(pkg), 'utf8', cb(err) => { // ... }) ``` ### Features * Ensures consistent file indentation To match existing file indentation, [`detect-indent`](https://npm.im/detect-indent) is recommended. * Ensures consistent newlines To match existing newline characters, [`detect-newline`](https://npm.im/detect-newline) is recommended. ### Contributing The npm team enthusiastically welcomes contributions and project participation! There's a bunch of things you can do if you want to contribute! The [Contributor Guide](CONTRIBUTING.md) has all the information you need for everything from reporting bugs to contributing entire new features. Please don't hesitate to jump in if you'd like to, or even ask us questions if something isn't clear. ### API ### <a name="stringifypackage"></a> `> stringifyPackage(data, indent, newline) -> String` #### Arguments * `data` - the package data as an object to be stringified * `indent` - the number of spaces to use for each level of indentation (defaults to 2) * `newline` - the character(s) to be used as a line terminator