flat packages in node_modules
npm install flatten-packages
$ npm install -g flatten-packages
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How to use
Run executable flatten-packages to rearrange all packages in node_modules folder in the project directory. Flatten will delete older version of a package. You should take care of version breaking changes related errors.
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$ cd PROJECT_DIRECTORY
$ flatten-packages
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You can specify PROJECT_DIRECTORY to flatten
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$ flatten-packages PROJECT_DIRECTORY
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PROJECT_DIRECTORY is a project directory, not a node_modules directory in PROJECT_DIRECTORY
Info mode
You can use info mode by adding -i to the command. It will list all duplicate packages. Info mode do not flatten PROJECT_DIRECTORY
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$ flatten-packages PROJECT_DIRECTORY -i
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Print first level node_modules
Sometimes you need to fill dependency part of package.json. Use can use printed output using -p
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$ flatten-packages PROJECT_DIRECTORY -p
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Automatic deployment
When using automated deployment which will execute npm install before running your nodejs script, you will need to somehow execute flatten-packages` after all dependencies are installed.