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Dependencies vs dev dependencies Dev dependencies are modules which are only required during development whereas dependencies are required at runtime. If you are deploying your application,...
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In short Dependencies - npm install <package> --save-prod installs packages required by your application in production environment. DevDependencies - npm install <package> --save-dev...
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peerDependencies didn't quite make sense for me until I read this snippet from a blog post on the topic Ciro mentioned above: What [plugins] need is a way of expressing these “dependencies” between...
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When trying to distribute an npm package you should avoid using dependencies. Instead you need to consider adding it into peerDependencies or remove it from dependencies.
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I'd like to add to the answer my view on these dependencies explanations dependencies are used for direct usage in your codebase, things that usually end up in the production code, or chunks of code...
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A simple explanation that made it more clear to me is: When you deploy your app, modules in dependencies need to be installed or your app won't work. Modules in devDependencies don't need to be...
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dependencies Dependencies that your project needs to run, like a library that provides functions that you call from your code. They are installed transitively (if A depends on B depends on C, npm...
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To save a package to package.json as dev dependencies: npm install "$package" --save-dev When you run npm install it will install both devDependencies and dependencies. To avoid install devDependencies...
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If you do not want to install devDependencies you can use npm install --production
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Summary of important behavior differences: dependencies are installed on both: npm install from a directory that contains package.json npm install $package on any other directory devDependencies are:...
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As an example, mocha would normally be a devDependency, since testing isn't necessary in production, while express would be a dependency.
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There are some modules and packages only necessary for development, which are not needed in production. Like it says it in the documentation: If someone is planning on downloading and using your module...
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This documentation answers my question very poorly. I didn't understand those explanations. Can someone say in simpler words? Maybe with examples if it's hard to choose simple words? EDIT also added...
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I found a simple explanation. Short Answer:dependencies"...are those that your project really needs to be able to work in production."devDependencies"...are those that you need during...
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DependenciesThese are the packages that your package needs to run, so they will be installed when people run npm install PACKAGE-NAMEAn example would be if you used jquery in your project. If someone...
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dependencies: packages that your project/package needs to work in production.devDependencies: packages that your project/package needs to work while development but are not needed on production (eg:...
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dependencies are required to run, devDependencies only to develop
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The difference between these two is that devDependencies are modules that are only required during development, while dependencies are modules that are also required at runtime.To save a dependency as...
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When using Webpack to bundle a frontend application, the distinction between dependencies and devDependencies is not so clear. For the final bundle, it doesn't matter where you place the dependencies...
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When using Webpack to bundle a frontend application, the distinction between dependencies and devDependencies is not so clear. For the final bundle, it doesn't matter where you place the dependencies...
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