[RRFC]: Add "requireGlobal": true field to package.json for global-only packages

[alexsch01]

In my package's package.json file, I have preinstall that looks like

"scripts": {
    "preinstall": "node scripts/preinstall.js"
}

currently, i have preinstall.js script that looks like

if(!process.env.npm_config_global) {
    console.log('This npm module can only be installed globally')
    process.exit(1)
}

npm 12 will make install scripts opt-in (see #868)

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is there a possibility of adding a field to package.json file that replicates this behavior?

[ljharb]

Global installs are a bad idea, and much of the community has long discouraged having them. Use with npx is preferred.

imo it's pretty hostile to tell a user that they can't install a package however they want, and it's especially bad if you're trying to push them to a model where they can't share it across node versions nor share it across project users.

[lishaduck]

As a matter of fact this used to exist before the npm team realized how bad of an idea this is. As Jordan said-use npx or devDeps.