Double-save to Install
ericclemmons opened this issue · comments
The cynics have no problem killing processes, restarting servers, & having a crappy workflow to npm install dependencies, but have a problem with maybe accidentally installing a dependency because they've carelessly typo-d lodsh. 👀
Anyway, I think it'd be legit if:
- First save with a missing dependency threw an error (before Webpack got to it!) saying the dependency is missing. Heck, copying the error format could be useful?
- The second time saving the file (dunno if plugins will still fire knowing nothing has changed!) would save & install the dep.
Whoa there! `lodash` hasn't been installed yet!
Save your file again to install `lodash` automatically...
@insin I think this would help resolve some of my personal paint-points with this project. What do you think?
Can you detect which specific file changes triggered a rebuild?
If the problem is typos, it could get kind of annoying when you haven't made one.
How about an option to ping npm to check if a module a) exists and if possible b) isn't typosquatting? (auto-install uses number of downloads in the last month for this when you use its --secure flag) before going back to the user for a double-save "are you sure"?
(So hardcoding a check for boostrap)