Remove package-lock.json from the .gitignore file

[nickspaargaren]

Commit the package-lock.json

You should be committing the package-lock.json and removing package-lock.json from .gitignore.

NPM docs:

This file is intended to be committed into source repositories, and serves various purposes:

Describe a single representation of a dependency tree such that teammates, deployments, and continuous integration are guaranteed to install exactly the same dependencies.

Provide a facility for users to "time-travel" to previous states of node_modules without having to commit the directory itself.

Facilitate greater visibility of tree changes through readable source control diffs.

Optimize the installation process by allowing npm to skip repeated metadata resolutions for previously-installed packages.

As of npm v7, lockfiles include enough information to gain a complete picture of the package tree, reducing the need to read package.json files, and allowing for significant performance improvements.

Source: https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v10/configuring-npm/package-lock-json

How

1. Remove the package-lock.json line from .gitignore.
2. Run npm install.
3. Commit your changes.