npm repo about draggabilly

[desandro]

Hi there! Thanks for proposing this. Hosting front-end libraries on npm is new to me. What do we need to get this done?

[apaleslimghost]

All the dependencies would also need to be on npm, and you'd need to add a CommonJS section to the UMD, usually this is along the lines of if(typeof module === 'object') module.exports = definition(require('dep'), ...). The most common use case for frontend modules on npm is Browserify, which would handle this perfectly.

[davidcalhoun]

Thanks for the quick response!

All you should need to do is create a package.json with a version in it, then when you release new versions, push it out to the npm registry with "npm publish".

[robwierzbowski]

Is managing front-end packages with npm a wide use case? If not, a user that wants to download with npm could use the github address + commit or tag in their package.json. No need to add anything to this repo at all. Easy peasy livin' greasy.

[apaleslimghost]

Is managing front-end packages with npm a wide use case?

http://maxogden.com/node-packaged-modules.html

A common misconception about npm is that since it has 'Node' in the name that it must only be used for server side JS modules.

[robwierzbowski]

Bower is built to manage front-end packages. Although npm can, I'm not sure it should — the inception dependency model is problematic when you're building something to send over the wire, (as opposed to Bower's peer dependency model). Not trying to start a holy war, just pointing out that there's a tool purpose built for managing front-end dependencies that this module already supports.

[desandro]

@robwierzbowski I agree with your points about Bower. FYI I'm leaning towards adding my libraries to npm. I've found that other people have already registered my packages. If you can't beat 'em, right?

[robwierzbowski]

👯 👯 👯

[henriknorberg]

Is managing front-end packages with npm a wide use case?

Last I checked there was about 5000 working front end modules on npm.

[tellnes]

I'm also using npm to manage front-end packages.

[imorrison]

I am also using npm. Dependency management is way easer with npm and browserify. 👍 👍 to @davidcalhoun

[jhubert]

Also using npm. :)

[desandro]

It's up! https://www.npmjs.org/package/draggabilly

Draggabilly v1.1.1 should be compatible with npm & Browserify. I appreciate if you could give a try & report back.

Work done in SHA: bca3f07

[davidcalhoun]

Thanks you kindly sir!

[bhaveshgohel]

👍 for the npm!

[desandro]

Closing as fixed. Please submit a new issue if you run into any problems.