By using aliases for more than just components we can support requiring
files with their full extension so that a JavaScript file and a
template can have the same name with different extensions.
This also sets up main aliases for use with npm. When package.json
defines a “main” alias the file can keep its original path for relative
requires, but the package name can be aliased to it.
e.g. node_modules/moment/moment.js is referenced relatively by
modules within the moment npm module. So it must keep
moment/moment.js as its path. But it should also be able to be
required using just moment.
goshacmd
commented
8 years ago
By using aliases for more than just components we can support requiring files with their full extension so that a JavaScript file and a template can have the same name with different extensions.
This also sets up main aliases for use with npm. When package.json defines a “main” alias the file can keep its original path for relative requires, but the package name can be aliased to it.
e.g.
node_modules/moment/moment.jsis referenced relatively by modules within the moment npm module. So it must keepmoment/moment.jsas its path. But it should also be able to be required using justmoment.This is just a rebased version of #12