Use --ignore-path for prettier to respect .prettierignore for package files#7998
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The format:pkg-json and check:pkg-json commands now use --ignore-path to reference the root .prettierignore file, which already contains rules to ignore package.json and package-lock.json files. This removes the need for manual exclusion patterns in the npm scripts and ensures consistency with the project's ignore configuration. Co-authored-by: pelikhan <4175913+pelikhan@users.noreply.github.com>
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[WIP] Update prettier command to ignore package.json and package-lock.json
Use --ignore-path for prettier to respect .prettierignore for package files
Dec 28, 2025
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format:pkg-jsonandcheck:pkg-jsonnpm scripts were manually excludingpackage.jsonandpackage-lock.jsonfiles via CLI negation patterns instead of leveraging the existing.prettierignoreconfiguration.Changes
--ignore-path ../../../.prettierignoreflag'!../../../**/package.json' '!../../../**/package-lock.json'.prettierignorerather than duplicating in multiple command definitionsBefore:
After:
This resolves the issue where prettier was attempting to format package manager files despite
.prettierignorecontaining rules to exclude them. When running from a subdirectory, prettier requires an explicit--ignore-pathto locate the root ignore file.Original prompt
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