Allow user to pass in package URL for package reading

estest/index.js

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ meow(
 		  🌈 unicorns 🌈
 	`,
 	{
+		packagePath: import.meta.url,
 		flags: {
 			rainbow: {
 				type: 'boolean',

index.d.ts

@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ export interface Options<Flags extends AnyFlags> {
 			$ foo
 			🌈 unicorns✨🌈
 	`, {
+		packagePath: import.meta.url,
 		booleanDefault: undefined,
 		flags: {
 			rainbow: {
@@ -206,6 +207,13 @@ export interface Options<Flags extends AnyFlags> {
 	@default true
 	*/
 	readonly allowUnknownFlags?: boolean;
+
+	/**
+	Directory to start looking for the module package.json file.
+
+	@default process.cwd()
+	*/
+	readonly packagePath?: string;
 }
 
 type TypedFlag<Flag extends AnyFlag> =

index.js

@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
+import {dirname} from 'node:path';
+import {fileURLToPath} from 'node:url';
 import buildParserOptions from 'minimist-options';
 import parseArguments from 'yargs-parser';
 import camelCaseKeys from 'camelcase-keys';
 import decamelize from 'decamelize';
 import decamelizeKeys from 'decamelize-keys';
 import trimNewlines from 'trim-newlines';
 import redent from 'redent';
-import {readPackageUpSync} from 'read-pkg-up';
+import {readPackageSync} from 'read-pkg';
 import hardRejection from 'hard-rejection';
 import normalizePackageData from 'normalize-package-data';
 
@@ -97,18 +99,20 @@ const validateFlags = (flags, options) => {
 	}
 };
 
-const meow = (helpText, options) => {
+const meow = (helpText, options = {}) => {
 	if (typeof helpText !== 'string') {
 		options = helpText;
 		helpText = '';
 	}
 
-	const foundPackage = readPackageUpSync({
+	const foundPackage = readPackageSync({
+		cwd: options.packagePath ? dirname(fileURLToPath(options.packagePath)) : process.cwd(),
 		normalize: false
 	});
 
 	options = {
-		pkg: foundPackage ? foundPackage.packageJson : {},
+		packagePath: process.cwd(),
+		pkg: foundPackage || {},
 		argv: process.argv.slice(2),
 		flags: {},
 		inferType: false,

package.json

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 		"hard-rejection": "^2.1.0",
 		"minimist-options": "4.1.0",
 		"normalize-package-data": "^3.0.2",
+		"read-pkg": "^6.0.0",
 		"read-pkg-up": "^8.0.0",
 		"redent": "^3.0.0",
 		"trim-newlines": "^4.0.0",
@@ -59,7 +60,6 @@
 		"ava": "^3.15.0",
 		"execa": "^5.0.0",
 		"indent-string": "^5.0.0",
-		"read-pkg": "^6.0.0",
 		"tsd": "^0.14.0",
 		"xo": "^0.39.1"
 	},

readme.md

@@ -26,52 +26,11 @@ $ npm install meow
 $ ./foo-app.js unicorns --rainbow
 ```
 
-**CommonJS**
-
-```js
-#!/usr/bin/env node
-'use strict';
-const meow = require('meow');
-const foo = require('.');
-
-const cli = meow(`
-	Usage
-	  $ foo <input>
-
-	Options
-	  --rainbow, -r  Include a rainbow
-
-	Examples
-	  $ foo unicorns --rainbow
-	  🌈 unicorns 🌈
-`, {
-	flags: {
-		rainbow: {
-			type: 'boolean',
-			alias: 'r'
-		}
-	}
-});
-/*
-{
-	input: ['unicorns'],
-	flags: {rainbow: true},
-	...
-}
-*/
-
-foo(cli.input[0], cli.flags);
-```
-
-**ES Modules**
-
 ```js
 #!/usr/bin/env node
-import {createRequire} from 'module';
+import meow from 'meow';
 import foo from './lib/index.js';
 
-const meow = createRequire(import.meta.url)('meow');
-
 const cli = meow(`
 	Usage
 	  $ foo <input>
@@ -83,6 +42,7 @@ const cli = meow(`
 	  $ foo unicorns --rainbow
 	  🌈 unicorns 🌈
 `, {
+	packagePath: import.meta.url,
 	flags: {
 		rainbow: {
 			type: 'boolean',
@@ -126,6 +86,13 @@ Shortcut for the `help` option.
 
 Type: `object`
 
+##### packagePath
+
+Type: `string`\
+Default: `process.cwd()`
+
+Directory to start looking for the module package.json file.
+
 ##### flags
 
 Type: `object`
@@ -253,7 +220,7 @@ __Caution: Explicitly specifying `undefined` for `booleanDefault` has different
 Example:
 
 ```js
-const meow = require('meow');
+const meow from 'meow';
 
 const cli = meow(`
 	Usage
@@ -268,6 +235,7 @@ const cli = meow(`
 	  $ foo
 	  🌈 unicorns✨🌈
 `, {
+	packagePath: import.meta.url,
 	booleanDefault: undefined,
 	flags: {
 		rainbow: {

test/fixtures/fixture-allow-unknown-flags.js

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
+import path from 'node:path';
 import meow from '../../index.js';
 
 const cli = meow({
+	packagePath: path.join(import.meta.url, '../..'),
 	description: 'Custom description',
 	help: `
 		Usage

test/fixtures/fixture-required-function.js

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
+import path from 'node:path';
 import meow from '../../index.js';
 
 const cli = meow({
+	packagePath: path.join(import.meta.url, '../..'),
 	description: 'Custom description',
 	help: `
 		Usage

test/fixtures/fixture-required-multiple.js

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
+import path from 'node:path';
 import meow from '../../index.js';
 
 const cli = meow({
+	packagePath: path.join(import.meta.url, '../..'),
 	description: 'Custom description',
 	help: `
 		Usage

test/fixtures/fixture-required.js

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 'use strict';
+import path from 'node:path';
 import meow from '../../index.js';
 
 const cli = meow({
+	packagePath: path.join(import.meta.url, '../..'),
 	description: 'Custom description',
 	help: `
 		Usage

test/fixtures/fixture.js

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
+import path from 'node:path';
 import meow from '../../index.js';
 
 const cli = meow({
+	packagePath: path.join(import.meta.url, '../..'),
 	description: 'Custom description',
 	help: `
 		Usage