Best ways to get package.json version in NodeJS with examples

This tutorial shows multiple ways to get a package.json version of a nodejs application.

There are multiple ways we can read package.json file in Nodejs Application.

First Way, using require and import, Second-way using fs module read json file.

Nodejs Get Version of package.json application

• using require and import

if you are using the ES5 javascript version, use require keyword

• import json file using require keyword and create a variable,
• use the version variable directly using the imported variable

var packageJson = require('./package.json');
console.log(packageJson.version);

use import keyword for ES6 Ecmapscript6 version

• import json file using import keyword,
• use the version variable directly using the imported variable

import {version} from './package.json';
console.log(packageJson.version);

Output:

1.1.4

• use readFileSync

It is an example of reading local json files using fs module, readFileSync function.

• import fs module
• read json file using readFileSync function
• Convert string into json using the JSON parse method

Here is an example code

fs = require('fs')
packagejson = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('package.json', 'utf8'))
console.log(packagejson.version)