Npm-link-watch NPM

This command line is to solve the problem of npm/yarn link: the linked package has its own node_modules, which results in a lots of issues relate to dupplicate modules.

Similar to npm link or yarn link but instead of symlink the entire package, npm-link-watch watch and sync specific directories/files inside the package.

How to use

Use it similar to npm/yarn link:

# Run at package `x`:
npx npm-link-watch ./lib

# Run at the project that has `x` as a dependency:
npx npm-link-watch x
# --> a watcher will watch and sync `x/lib` to `<current_project>/node_modules/x/lib`.

Your machine already has npx if you installed NodeJS version 6 or newer. In case you don't want to type npx all the time, run npm install -g npm-link-watch npm-unlink-watch
Notice: If your package has just installed new dependencies, you then have to install those dependencies into your project as well.

API

`npx npm-link-watch <...path>`

...path: strings of relative paths (start with ./), separated by space.
Save symbolic links of the specified paths into a global directory (~/.npm-link-watch). Run at the package you want to link and watch

`npx npm-link-watch <...package-name>`

...package-name: strings of package names (exact string in package.json#name), separated by space.
Start a watcher that watch and sync directories/files from package-name to <current_project>/node_modules/package-name. Run at the project that has package-name as an installed dependency.

`npx npm-unlink-watch <...package-name>`

...package-name: strings of package names (exact string in package.json#name), separated by space.
Remove the symbolic links saved by npx npm-link-watch <...path>. The comand also attempts to restore the synced content inside <current_project>/node_modules/package-name, but this may not consistent for all cases. For more consistent, you should run yarn install --force