Why is there no src folder in the npm install package?

[flex79]

When i install the package I only get the dist folder. Can u include the src and also update package.json to use the src instead of the dist? Dist file contains all kind of local build references, feels kinda dirty to use this. Also it might not match my projects build browser targets.

[apertureless]

Hi @flex79

well, the src is not included, because it is common practice to only distribute the builded dist files.

If you take a look at other libs, like vue itself, it also only distribute the builded files.

It does not make any sense to include the src to the npm package and point it as an entry. Because then no one could use it, without installing all the dev dependencies to their local project. I make use of a lot of es6 featues. So you had to install babel to your project with the presets in order to transpile it. Which is a lot of overhead for the most users.

The build output is a UMD file, which will work on the client side and on the server side. It will work in every build environment (webpack, browserify) and also directly added to the browser over <script> tag.

If you have specific older browser support, you can add the node_modules or the package to the includes of your babel-loader and it should run over it.

[flex79]

Ok thanks. I did check some of my other packages they do all have the src included but use the dist version in it's package. I guess thats fine then, however in your build stuff like this:

"Component.options.__file = "/Users/jjuszczak/Projekte/Privat/vue-cookie-law/src/components/CookieLaw.vue" feels wrong

[apertureless]

Oh, thats interesting.
I will check out the output and see whats exactly happening there.

It is not happening in other packages like https://github.com/apertureless/vue-chartjs/blob/develop/dist/vue-chartjs.js

[apertureless]

May be related to this: vuejs/vue-loader#516

[Saqib-diar]

hi @apertureless
when i install the package i did not get src folder...!!

[apertureless]

Yes. That is right. And that is how it should be. Why do you want the source folder ?