alex-saunders/npm-ui

Add a means of simulating the app being ran in another location in development mode

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#7 opened on Jan 5, 2018

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Description

Bug or Feature?

Feature

Current Situation

Currently, when running the app in development mode, the app will read in project info (scripts, dependencies etc.) from this directory as it simply reads the closest package.json

Intended Change

It would be nice to be able to simulate the app being ran in another location/directory (passing the location as a parameter to npm run dev for example)

Contributor guide

Research direction
Investigate how the app currently reads the project directory (via package.json or similar) and design a way to override that path via environment variable or command line argument in development mode. Look for existing mechanisms in the codebase like `process.cwd()` or hardcoded paths.
Tech stack
javascriptnodejselectron
Domain
desktopfrontend
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
Half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
GitNode.jsnpm
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
70