Is there a straightforward method to eliminate all unneeded (not declared) dependencies from a Node.js application? These would be the packages that are no longer referenced in my package.json file. I prefer that any unlinked packages are automatically removed when I update my application.
hey, u can use npm prune. it removes packages not listed in package.json but be careful, it will remove stuff if ur not sure what should be there. Run it with npm install to ensure everything’s correct in the node_modules after.
just to add, you can also manually check through your codebase for import statements and see if u have any that are not used anymore. sometimes leftovers stay around after refactoring. cleaning code helps to spot unused deps too.