link-dep

Module to link dependencies to static folder. For some reason you might want to use a install dependency in let's say your index.html file which might be served from express

Usage

Pass in a string as the first argument. The second argument is where you would like to place the copied module

const linkDep = require("link-dep");
 
await linkDep("fs-extra", "./public/some-path");

Pass in an array as the first argument for copying multiple dependencies.

const linkDep = require("link-dep");
 
await linkDep(["fs-extra", "chalk"], "./public/some-path");

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util function with try / catch

const linkDep = require("link-dep");
 
async function copy() {
  try {
    await linkDep("fs-extra", "./public/some-path");
  } catch (error) {
    throw new Error("Noo", error);
  }
}
…
await copy();

then / catch

const linkDep = require("link-dep");
 
linkDep("fs-extra", "./public/some-path");
  .then(() => console.log("Yes!"))
  .catch(() => console.error("Something went wrong!"));

Together with express

const path = require("path");
const express = require("express");
const linkDep = require("link-dep");
 
const app = express();
// `sayHi`-module doesn't exist on npm, it's created at the bottom, btw it's really complex. 🧠
// the module is just for demostration purposes
await linkDep("say-hi", "./public/scripts");
 
app.use("/static", express.static(path.join(`${__dirname}/public`)));
app.get("/", (req, res) => {
  res.sendFile("./index.html");
});
 
// index.html
<script src="static/script/say-hi">
// some-depenedency will now be ran
 
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
 
// say-hi module 
module.exports = console.log("I'm saying hi");