# Configuration
**experimental**
## The `package.json` file
A Pear project **must** have a `package.json` file and a main entry file.
The `package.json` file **must** have either a `name` property or `pear` object with a `name` property.
The `package.json` `name` field must be lowercase and one word, and may contain letters, numbers, hyphens (`-`), underscores (`_`), forward slashes (`/`) and asperands (`@`).
The `package.json` file may also contain a `main` field, which typically should point to an HTML file. If omitted, `index.html` or `index.js` is the default entry file depending on application type.
Any other fields (such as `dependencies`) may also be present in the `package.json` file.
The `package.json` `pear` object contains application configuration and is exposed via the API as `pear.config.options`.
Pear versioning is automatic. The `package.json` file does **not** require a version field, the version field will be ignored.
## The `package.json` `pear` field.
### `pear.name `
The name of the application. Overrides `package.json` `name`.
### `pear.gui `
Graphical User Interface configuration options.
#### `pear.gui.width `
Window width (pixels).
#### `pear.gui.height `
Window height (pixels).
#### `pear.gui.x `
Horizontal window position (pixels).
#### `pear.gui.y `
Vertical window position (pixels).
#### `pear.gui.minWidth `
Window minimum width (pixels).
#### `pear.gui.minHeight `
Window minimum height (pixels).
#### `pear.gui.maxWidth `
Window maximum width (pixels).
#### `pear.gui.maxHeight `
Window maximum height (pixels).
#### `pear.gui.center ` (default: `false`)
Center window.
#### `pear.gui.resizable ` (default: `true`)
Window resizability.
#### `pear.gui.movable ` (default: `true`)
Window movability.
#### `pear.gui.minimizable ` (default: `true`)
Window minimizability.
#### `pear.gui.maximizable ` (default: `true`)
Window maximizability.
#### `pear.gui.closable ` (default: `true`)
Window closability.
#### `pear.gui.focusable ` (default: `true`)
Window focusability.
#### `pear.gui.alwaysOnTop ` (default: `false`)
Set window to always be on top.
#### `pear.gui.fullscreen ` (default: `false`)
Set window to fullscreen on start.
#### `pear.gui.kiosk ` (default: `false`)
Set window to enter kiosk mode on start.
#### `pear.gui.autoHideMenuBar ` (default: `false`)
Hide menu bar unless Alt key is pressed (Linux, Windows).
#### `pear.gui.hasShadow ` (default: `true`)
Window shadow.
#### `pear.gui.opacity ` (default: `1`)
Set window opacity (0.0 - 1.0) (Windows, macOS).
#### `pear.gui.transparent ` (default: `false`)
Enable transparency. Must be set for opacity to work.
#### `pear.gui.backgroundColor ` (default: "#000" non-transparent, "#00000000" transparent)
Background color (Hex, RGB, RGBA, HSL, HSLA, CSS color).
### `pear.links `
Storing and managing Pear application links and domains.
`links` can be an object or an array. If it's an object, naming the key makes it easy to reference from [`Pear.config.links`](./api.md#pearconfiglinks-objectarray)
By default in Pear apps, only requests to the sidecar host (127.0.0.1:9342) are allowed. Additional hosts and trusted keys must be added in `pear.links` to allow access.
Any Pear links that the app trusts to run (eg as a worker) must be added and any http(s) domains that the app wants to access must also be added, including localhost.
Adding `"https://*"` or `"http://*"` will trust all domains based on their respective protocol.
Note that this is only for requests that the Pear app makes itself such as loading assets.
```json
{
// ...
"pear": {
// accessed at runtime using Pear.config.links[index] eg. Pear.config.links[0] for pear://somePearKey
"links": [
"pear://somePearKey",
"https://example.com"
]
// OR
// accessed at runtime using Pear.config.links.name eg. Pear.config.links.myWorker for myWorker
"links": {
"myWorker": "pear://somePearKey",
"host": "https://example.com"
}
}
}
```
### `pear.userAgent ` (default: `Pear ${Pear.#state.id}`)
User Agent to use when Pear makes web requests. Pear will use the default `userAgent` when making requests to the Sidecar.
Desktop Applications only.
### `pear.stage `
Staging configuration options.
#### `pear.stage.entrypoints `
An array of entrypoint paths as staging start-points in addition to (deduped) main entry point.
#### `pear.stage.prefetch `
An array of file paths to the warmup during staging in addition to all entry points. This is useful for loading assets needed to start the application quickly.
#### `pear.stage.ignore `
An array of file paths to ignore relative to `package.json` file.