NPM does not publish dependencies - json

Question

I have been fooling around with Node and npm Packages as CLI applications. I have a project with a package.json, all filled in correctly. When I run the application with different arguments via WebStorm, it all works fine. If I publish the npm package however... there are no dependencies... the npm site can't find one.. and when I install the CLI application, it fails running because yeah... the dependencies aren't pulled in...
This is my package.json
{
"name": "wmg",
"version": "0.0.8",
"description": "A Commandline Foolin around",
"scripts": {
"test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
},
"repository": {
"type": "git",
"url": "https://github.com/Arvraepe/wmg.git"
},
"keywords": ["Stuff", "Foolin"],
"target": "main",
"preferGlobal": true,
"bin": {
"wmg": "wmg.js"
},
"author": "Arne Van Raepenbusch <arvraepe#gmail.com>",
"license": "ISC",
"devDependencies": {
"prompt": "^0.2.14",
"restify": "^3.0.3",
"underscore": "^1.8.3"
}
}
I tried running pakmanager deps, but that gave me this strange error
======================= WARNING =======================
Assuming browser mode by default is deprecated.
Include browserDependencies in your package.json
-- OR --
pakmanager -e browser build
In the next release of pakmanager, the node environment will be assumed as default
=======================================================
Targeted Environment: browser
[[[deps]]]
[ERROR] The following packages are `require`d, but not in the package, nor on npm:
wmg
pakmanager {}
======================= WARNING =======================
Assuming browser mode by default is deprecated.
Include browserDependencies in your package.json
-- OR --
pakmanager -e browser build
In the next release of pakmanager, the node environment will be assumed as default
=======================================================
Surely my package isn't supposed to be dependent on itself?
Can someone shed some more light on this?

Answer 1

I looked at your package, and as others have noted you have devDependencies listed but no dependencies. Typically devDependencies is for things like test frameworks, which you need to work on the package but not to use it. Both prompt and restify are used in your app and should be listed in a dependencies object instead of devDependencies.

Answer 2

Your package.json file contains no dependencies. Only devDependencies which npm assumes are required only for development (mocha for example) and are not required for installation.
If any of your devDependencies are actual user dependencies move them to dependencies.