Can't use package name "aspect.js" from Typescript project

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Can't use package name "aspect.js" from Typescript project

matthewadams opened this issue 6 years ago · comments

TL;DR

tsc fails on importing aspect.js, and @microsoft won't fix it because it's working as intended. Ergo, the project name aspect.js must be changed or its type mappings must be changed to be spec compliant.

L;R

The package name aspect.js is not compliant with the AMD specification.

I filed microsoft/TypeScript#27908, which appears to be a duplicate of microsoft/TypeScript#16444. See microsoft/TypeScript#16444 for more information.

Unfortunately, the following names are taken by similar projects:

I noticed that aspectj is not currently taken, but you might run into trademark issues with the AspectJ eclipse project.

I also noticed that aspectize is not taken, so you may consider that, since it does have the word "aspect" in it, it would be easily found, and it sounds kind of javascript-y.

Matthew Adams · Answer 1 · Tue Oct 16 2018 00:24:38 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

You could also consider scoped packages, then pick whichever name you want, like @mgechev/aspectjs, or you could pick a more official-sounding namespace like @aop/aspectjs, since it's not taken as of the time of this writing.

Minko Gechev · Answer 2 · Tue Oct 16 2018 04:26:51 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

I have a slight preference for a non-scoped package. What about https://www.npmjs.com/package/crosscutjs or https://www.npmjs.com/package/crosscut-js?

Matthew Adams · Answer 3 · Tue Oct 16 2018 20:55:20 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

I agree on a non-scoped package. Not sure why you're referring to packages that already exist.

IMHO, the name should maximize the probability of a hit when searched for, which is why I recommended aspectize, because it still has the word "aspect" in it.

How about aspectomatic or aspect-o-matic? aspecter? slicer-dicer? slapchop? adviser (sic)?

Minko Gechev · Answer 4 · Tue Oct 16 2018 22:57:17 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Not sure why you're referring to packages that already exist.

The packages crosscutjs and crosscut-js do not exist. We can have "aspect" as a keyword.

Matthew Adams · Answer 5 · Thu Nov 15 2018 08:41:10 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

I'm partial to aspectomatic, 'cause it's so gosh darned funny. If you want to go with a cross-cutting theme, you could go with a famous knife name, like ginsu, orcrist or anything from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_historical_swords.

Minko Gechev · Answer 6 · Mon Nov 19 2018 03:45:32 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Works for me. Here's a demo. Closing the issue, for now, feel free share a counterexample and I'll reopen it.

Eddie Monge Jr · Answer 7 · Wed Sep 04 2019 01:56:43 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Why is the issue closed? This doesn't seem like it was resolved.