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authorValidity

Enforces that the author property is valid.

✅ This rule is included in the package-json logical presets.

npm requires that the author field in package.json follows certain specifications if it is present. The field can be either a string or an object with specific properties.

Examples

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When Not To Use It

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If you don’t need compliance with npm’s author field specification, you can disable this rule. For example, if you use a different package manager that treats the field differently, this rule may not be correct for you.

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Further Reading

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Equivalents in Other Linters

Section titled “Equivalents in Other Linters”