Keep file structure when using exportsOverride

[eskimoblood]

I load a requireJs based lib. As all files that mentioned in the exportsOverride block are put at the main level of lib/js/myDependency/ I cant build the lib with requireJs as the require paths are broken now.

[fantactuka]

I guess you can use layout option that could be a function, that responsible for strategy of files copying. See docs here https://github.com/yatskevich/grunt-bower-task#optionslayout

[eskimoblood]

Sure, but wouldn't it be the expected behavior that the file structure keeps the same as in the original repo instead of flatting all files in the same folder.

[fantactuka]

Can you bring in an example of exportsOverride you have?

[eskimoblood]

Ok, I have problem with this repo: https://github.com/rsolomon/JSV. It has a nested file structure and us requirejs. So when I load this grunt-bower all files put in the same folder and I have to move them afterwards in the right folder again. This will be a problem for every requirejs based repo.

[fantactuka]

Yes, now I see the problem. I guess this is something that was not considered in API. Good point for enhancement

[hamishtaplin]

I would like to see this, too.

[DoCode]

+1

[ghost]

+1

[RishiRamraj]

+1

[cvn]

+1

[kenwarner]

+1

[dr-potato]

+1

[cvrebert]

Yes! Please stop messing with packages' layouts!
AFAIK, there's basically no good way for packages to support having their directory structure reorganized by your tool. References to images+fonts within Less/CSS/Sass break, and then users often blame the package instead of grunt-bower-task.

[dr-potato]

In the meantime, for people trying to make this work with their grunt setup: grunt-bower does seem to support keeping the folder structure intact. Only thing it doesn't do is install bower packages, but grunt-exec could take care of that.

At this point it might make more sense to just use grunt-contrib-copy.

[kevin-smets]

Any news on this one?

[jeroenpelgrims]

+1

[jcano]

+1 This is very important indeed

[MikeMengell]

+1

[j3ffb]

+1

[afloyd]

+1

[andreicek]

Obnoxious comment but, +1

[black78]

+1 it need for copy boost less files structure. Please.