doc: document support for package.json fields

Fixes: nodejs#33143

Author: aduh95

doc/api/errors.md

@@ -1391,13 +1391,13 @@ An invalid or unknown file encoding was passed.
 <a id="ERR_INVALID_PACKAGE_CONFIG"></a>
 ### `ERR_INVALID_PACKAGE_CONFIG`
 
-An invalid `package.json` file was found which failed parsing.
+An invalid [`package.json`][] file was found which failed parsing.
 
 <a id="ERR_INVALID_PACKAGE_TARGET"></a>
 ### `ERR_INVALID_PACKAGE_TARGET`
 
-The `package.json` [exports][] field contains an invalid target mapping value
-for the attempted module resolution.
+The [`package.json`][] [`"exports"`][] field contains an invalid target mapping
+value for the attempted module resolution.
 
 <a id="ERR_INVALID_PERFORMANCE_MARK"></a>
 ### `ERR_INVALID_PERFORMANCE_MARK`
@@ -1730,15 +1730,16 @@ A given value is out of the accepted range.
 <a id="ERR_PACKAGE_IMPORT_NOT_DEFINED"></a>
 ### `ERR_PACKAGE_IMPORT_NOT_DEFINED`
 
-The `package.json` ["imports" field][] does not define the given internal
+The [`package.json`][] [`"imports"`][] field does not define the given internal
 package specifier mapping.
 
 <a id="ERR_PACKAGE_PATH_NOT_EXPORTED"></a>
 ### `ERR_PACKAGE_PATH_NOT_EXPORTED`
 
-The `package.json` [exports][] field does not export the requested subpath.
-Because exports are encapsulated, private internal modules that are not exported
-cannot be imported through the package resolution, unless using an absolute URL.
+The [`package.json`][] [`"exports"`][] field does not export the requested
+subpath. Because exports are encapsulated, private internal modules that are not
+exported cannot be imported through the package resolution, unless using an
+absolute URL.
 
 <a id="ERR_PROTO_ACCESS"></a>
 ### `ERR_PROTO_ACCESS`
@@ -2125,7 +2126,7 @@ signal (such as [`subprocess.kill()`][]).
 
 `import` a directory URL is unsupported. Instead,
 [self-reference a package using its name][] and [define a custom subpath][] in
-the `"exports"` field of the `package.json` file.
+the [`"exports"`][] field of the [`package.json`][] file.
 
 <!-- eslint-skip -->
 ```js
@@ -2645,7 +2646,8 @@ closed.
 [crypto digest algorithm]: crypto.html#crypto_crypto_gethashes
 [domains]: domain.html
 [event emitter-based]: events.html#events_class_eventemitter
-[exports]: packages.html#packages_package_entry_points
+[`package.json`]: packages.html#packages_package_json_supported_fields
+[`"exports"`]: packages.html#packages_exports
 [file descriptors]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_descriptor
 [policy]: policy.html
 [RFC 7230 Section 3]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7230#section-3
@@ -2656,4 +2658,4 @@ closed.
 [vm]: vm.html
 [self-reference a package using its name]: packages.html#packages_self_referencing_a_package_using_its_name
 [define a custom subpath]: packages.html#packages_subpath_exports
-["imports" field]: packages.html#packages_internal_package_imports
+[`"imports"`]: packages.html#packages_imports

doc/api/esm.md

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Expect major changes in the implementation including interoperability support,
 specifier resolution, and default behavior.
 
 <!-- Anchors to make sure old links find a target -->
-<i id="#esm_package_json_type_field"></i>
+<i id="#esm_packages_type_field"></i>
 <i id="#esm_package_scope_and_file_extensions"></i>
 <i id="#esm_input_type_flag"></i>
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ specifier resolution, and default behavior.
 
 Node.js treats JavaScript code as CommonJS modules by default.
 Authors can tell Node.js to treat JavaScript code as ECMAScript modules
-via the `.mjs` file extension, the `package.json` `"type"` field, or the
+via the `.mjs` file extension, the `package.json` [`"type"`][] field, or the
 `--input-type` flag. See
 [Modules: Packages](packages.html#packages_determining_module_system) for more
 details.
@@ -253,9 +253,9 @@ can either be an URL-style relative path like `'./file.mjs'` or a package name
 like `'fs'`.
 
 Like in CommonJS, files within packages can be accessed by appending a path to
-the package name; unless the package’s `package.json` contains an `"exports"`
-field, in which case files within packages need to be accessed via the path
-defined in `"exports"`.
+the package name; unless the package’s [`package.json`][] contains an
+[`"exports"`][] field, in which case files within packages need to be accessed
+via the path defined in [`"exports"`][].
 
 ```js
 import { sin, cos } from 'geometry/trigonometry-functions.mjs';
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ The resolver can throw the following errors:
 >    1. If the folder at _packageURL_ does not exist, then
 >       1. Set _parentURL_ to the parent URL path of _parentURL_.
 >       1. Continue the next loop iteration.
->    1. Let _pjson_ be the result of **READ_PACKAGE_JSON**(_packageURL_).
+>    1. Let _pjson_ be the result of **READ_packages**(_packageURL_).
 >    1. If _pjson_ is not **null** and _pjson_._exports_ is not **null** or
 >       **undefined**, then
 >       1. Let _exports_ be _pjson.exports_.
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ The resolver can throw the following errors:
 > 1. Let _packageURL_ be the result of **READ_PACKAGE_SCOPE**(_parentURL_).
 > 1. If _packageURL_ is **null**, then
 >    1. Return **undefined**.
-> 1. Let _pjson_ be the result of **READ_PACKAGE_JSON**(_packageURL_).
+> 1. Let _pjson_ be the result of **READ_packages**(_packageURL_).
 > 1. If _pjson_ is **null** or if _pjson_._exports_ is **null** or
 >    **undefined**, then
 >    1. Return **undefined**.
@@ -995,7 +995,7 @@ The resolver can throw the following errors:
 >    1. Throw an _Invalid Module Specifier_ error.
 > 1. Let _packageURL_ be the result of **READ_PACKAGE_SCOPE**(_parentURL_).
 > 1. If _packageURL_ is not **null**, then
->    1. Let _pjson_ be the result of **READ_PACKAGE_JSON**(_packageURL_).
+>    1. Let _pjson_ be the result of **READ_packages**(_packageURL_).
 >    1. If _pjson.imports_ is a non-null Object, then
 >       1. Let _resolvedMatch_ be the result of
 >          **PACKAGE_IMPORTS_EXPORTS_RESOLVE**(_specifier_, _pjson.imports_,
@@ -1091,12 +1091,12 @@ _conditions_)
 > 1. While _scopeURL_ is not the file system root,
 >    1. Set _scopeURL_ to the parent URL of _scopeURL_.
 >    1. If _scopeURL_ ends in a _"node_modules"_ path segment, return **null**.
->    1. Let _pjson_ be the result of **READ_PACKAGE_JSON**(_scopeURL_).
+>    1. Let _pjson_ be the result of **READ_packages**(_scopeURL_).
 >    1. If _pjson_ is not **null**, then
 >       1. Return _pjson_.
 > 1. Return **null**.
 
-**READ_PACKAGE_JSON**(_packageURL_)
+**READ_packages**(_packageURL_)
 
 > 1. Let _pjsonURL_ be the resolution of _"package.json"_ within _packageURL_.
 > 1. If the file at _pjsonURL_ does not exist, then
@@ -1159,3 +1159,6 @@ success!
 [6.1.7 Array Index]: https://tc39.es/ecma262/#integer-index
 [Top-Level Await]: https://github.com/tc39/proposal-top-level-await
 [Core modules]: modules.html#modules_core_modules
+[`package.json`]: packages.html#packages_package_json_supported_fields
+[`"exports"`]: packages.html#packages_exports
+[`"type"`]: packages.html#packages_type

doc/api/modules.md

@@ -391,8 +391,8 @@ directories, and then provide a single entry point to those directories.
 There are three ways in which a folder may be passed to `require()` as
 an argument.
 
-The first is to create a `package.json` file in the root of the folder,
-which specifies a `main` module. An example `package.json` file might
+The first is to create a [`package.json`][] file in the root of the folder,
+which specifies a `main` module. An example [`package.json`][] file might
 look like this:
 
 ```json
@@ -406,10 +406,10 @@ If this was in a folder at `./some-library`, then
 
 This is the extent of the awareness of `package.json` files within Node.js.
 
-If there is no `package.json` file present in the directory, or if the
-`'main'` entry is missing or cannot be resolved, then Node.js
+If there is no [`package.json`][] file present in the directory, or if the
+[`"main"`][] entry is missing or cannot be resolved, then Node.js
 will attempt to load an `index.js` or `index.node` file out of that
-directory. For example, if there was no `package.json` file in the above
+directory. For example, if there was no [`package.json`][] file in the above
 example, then `require('./some-library')` would attempt to load:
 
 * `./some-library/index.js`
@@ -986,3 +986,5 @@ This section was moved to
 [module resolution]: #modules_all_together
 [native addons]: addons.html
 [`require.main`]: #modules_require_main
+[`package.json`]: packages.html#packages_package_json_supported_fields
+[`"main"`]: packages.html#packages_main