[DOCS] How to get information about a child package during a lifecycle install script?

[jamesla]

I have read through the following document but it is missing a specific condition: https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v7/using-npm/scripts#environment

I am creating an NPM package and when somebody installs my package I want the install lifecycle script to run - which it does.

However the my package needs to know a few things about the downstream package that is installing it IE it's name and what directory it's in.

The documents explain how to get information about my own package via it's package.json file but not how to get information about the package that is installing it.

Is this possible and how would I do this using an NPM lifecycle script?

[darcyclarke]

This isn't something we really encourage want people doing.