The description
value in the package.json
of a community package must be different from the default value ''
(empty string) or a user-defined default.
📋 This rule is part of the plugin:n8n-nodes-base/community
config.
❌ Example of incorrect code:
{
"name": "n8n-nodes-<...>",
"version": "0.1.1",
"description": "",
"license": "MIT",
"author": {
"name": "John Smith",
"email": "[email protected]"
},
"repository": {
"type": "git",
"url": "git+https://github.com/johnsmith/n8n-nodes-service.git"
},
"keywords": ["n8n-community-node-package"],
"main": "index.js",
"scripts": {
"dev": "npm run watch",
"build": "tsc && gulp",
"lint": "tslint -p tsconfig.json -c tslint.json && node_modules/eslint/bin/eslint.js ./nodes",
"lintfix": "tslint --fix -p tsconfig.json -c tslint.json && node_modules/eslint/bin/eslint.js --fix ./nodes",
"watch": "tsc --watch",
"test": "jest"
},
"files": ["dist"],
"n8n": {
"credentials": ["dist/credentials/ServiceApi.credentials.js"],
"nodes": ["dist/nodes/Service/Service.node.js"]
},
"devDependencies": {
"@types/express": "^4.17.6",
"@types/request-promise-native": "~1.0.15",
"@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.29.0",
"eslint-plugin-n8n-nodes-base": "^1.0.43",
"gulp": "^4.0.2",
"jest": "^26.4.2",
"n8n-workflow": "~0.104.0",
"ts-jest": "^26.3.0",
"tslint": "^6.1.2",
"typescript": "~4.3.5"
},
"dependencies": {
"n8n-core": "~0.101.0"
}
}
✅ Example of correct code:
{
"name": "n8n-nodes-service",
"version": "0.1.1",
"description": "Consumes Service API",
"license": "MIT",
"author": {
"name": "John Smith",
"email": "[email protected]"
},
"repository": {
"type": "git",
"url": "git+https://github.com/johnsmith/n8n-nodes-service.git"
},
"keywords": ["n8n-community-node-package"],
"main": "index.js",
"scripts": {
"dev": "npm run watch",
"build": "tsc && gulp",
"lint": "tslint -p tsconfig.json -c tslint.json && node_modules/eslint/bin/eslint.js ./nodes",
"lintfix": "tslint --fix -p tsconfig.json -c tslint.json && node_modules/eslint/bin/eslint.js --fix ./nodes",
"watch": "tsc --watch",
"test": "jest"
},
"files": ["dist"],
"n8n": {
"credentials": ["dist/credentials/ServiceApi.credentials.js"],
"nodes": ["dist/nodes/Service/Service.node.js"]
},
"devDependencies": {
"@types/express": "^4.17.6",
"@types/request-promise-native": "~1.0.15",
"@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.29.0",
"eslint-plugin-n8n-nodes-base": "^1.0.43",
"gulp": "^4.0.2",
"jest": "^26.4.2",
"n8n-workflow": "~0.104.0",
"ts-jest": "^26.3.0",
"tslint": "^6.1.2",
"typescript": "~4.3.5"
},
"dependencies": {
"n8n-core": "~0.101.0"
}
}