DX: Consider using NODE_PATH

[adnasa]

I think that it is time that we start considering setting NODE_PATH to set a specific folder as the source of truth for loading modules, beyond the node_modules folder.

The aim is to the have the following (example)

before

import paths from '../../../utils/paths'

after

import paths from 'core/utils/paths'

[vutran]

It looks like NODE_PATH was deprecated a while back.

[adnasa]

Leaving this open, until we've found a better option then.

[vutran]

I've been thinking of this and perhaps using webpack's resolve.root or resolve.moduleDirectories would work. An idea would be using the package name dext for absolute imports.

before

import Button from '../../../src/components/Button.js';

after

import Button from 'dext/app/renderer/src/components/Button.js'

Otherwise, we can split it based on the Electron process (main/renderer)

// source: app/main/themes
import themes from 'dext-main/themes';

// source: app/renderer/src/components
// - removes the "src" from the path string (side note: to be removed in the future)
import Button from 'dext-renderer/components/Button';

[adnasa]

Since we are considering lerna when we are going to consolidate our packages, there is no need for this right now