Read the statement by Michael Teeuw here.
Add further npm dependencies to basic MM installation
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Hi all,
this goes esp. to @MichMich but of course like to discuss with all @Module-DevelopersIf I understand correctly, for npm dependencies to be used by module fiels there are basically two options
- use what is in the MagicMirror/vendor (like moment.js) folder
- have it installed via npm install in a node_modules folder of the module and set a link in the module file.
Now there are some npm dependencies that are used in more than one 3rd party module.
E.g.- I am using chart.js in three different modules a.t.m.
- I have seen google-translate-api being used several times.
Can’t we include these to the general MM installation and have them present only once and net in every in every module’s subfolder?
I understand that we might not want to blow up the basic MM installation but I also think there are some trends for usage of certain npm modules. -
@lavolp3
I want to recommend ‘iconify’ instead font-awesome, it include fa and more than that nonetheless its not related with npm.
https://iconify.design -
The problem is I don’t want to bloat the basic installation. (Looking back I prefer to not have any additional vendors at all).
And how would we select which dependencies we include in MM and which dependencies we don’t?
What would be a great feature, is to allow a module to specify the rpm modules it requires and let MM install them on startup if they are not currently available. :)
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@michmich said in Add further npm dependencies to basic MM installation:
And how would we select which dependencies we include in MM and which dependencies we don’t?
Well that is obviously a case-by-case decision and therefore a bit tricky, I admit.
But from these two I’m sure they are valuable to the MM environment.-
A Google translation API (which tbh needs to be chosen carefully because one on npm is currently not working unfortunately)
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A Charting tool.
So why not use them? It’s “only” a few JS files.
However, it’s your decision and I fully respect your point. -
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