Add Ethereum name or address to package.json

[lastmjs]

I would like to see an Ethereum name or address added to the ethereum field of the package.json file. This will allow consumers of the project to know a canonical address to send funds to. For example, I'm building an application that will allow developers to automatically donate ETH to all of their npm dependencies that have Ethereum addresses in their package.json files: https://sustainus.io

[shadowspawn]

I am dubious about adding a specific service name at the top level of the package.json for a 2 week old project. Good luck, but no thanks at this stage.

[lastmjs]

The field would not necessarily be specific to my project, it would just be a field specifying the Ethereum address for this project. Any project or individual could use that field to send funds with the Ethereum network. So the field really is project agnostic.

On another note, work is being done to standardize fields like this for donations, so there's that to look forward to in the future.

[shadowspawn]

On another note, work is being done to standardize fields like this for donations, so there's that to look forward to in the future.

I came across two discussions today, one of which I see you commented on:

• https://github.com/nodejs/package-maintenance/blob/master/docs/drafts/PACKAGE-SUPPORT.md
• Add package.json "sustainability" property npm/cli#187

And also somewhat related:

• https://blog.npmjs.org/post/187382017885

I'm interested in seeing what comes of these.

[lastmjs]

Yes, I'm especially excited for what npm is about to do