Long file paths in backoffice files

[LennardF1989]

Which Umbraco version are you using? (Please write the exact version, example: 10.1.0)

v14

Bug summary

Upon publishing a v14 website, the new backoffice tends to create some pretty deeply nested folder structures. I've already seen a situation where I had to apply some trickery on Umbraco Cloud to work around it.

Specifics

Example paths that Umbraco Cloud was struckling with:

error: unable to create file output/wwwroot/umbraco/backoffice/packages/block/block-grid/components/block-grid-area-config-entry/workspace/block-grid-area-type-workspace-editor.element.d.ts: Filename too long
error: unable to create file output/wwwroot/umbraco/backoffice/packages/block/block-grid/components/block-grid-area-config-entry/workspace/block-grid-area-type-workspace-editor.element.js: Filename too long
error: unable to create file output/wwwroot/umbraco/backoffice/packages/block/block-grid/property-editors/block-grid-group-configuration/property-editor-ui-block-grid-group-configuration.element.d.ts: Filename too long
error: unable to create file output/wwwroot/umbraco/backoffice/packages/block/block-grid/property-editors/block-grid-group-configuration/property-editor-ui-block-grid-group-configuration.element.js: Filename too long
error: unable to create file output/wwwroot/umbraco/backoffice/packages/block/block-grid/property-editors/block-grid-layout-stylesheet/property-editor-ui-block-grid-layout-stylesheet.element.d.ts: Filename too long
error: unable to create file output/wwwroot/umbraco/backoffice/packages/block/block-grid/property-editors/block-grid-layout-stylesheet/property-editor-ui-block-grid-layout-stylesheet.element.js: Filename too long
error: unable to create file output/wwwroot/umbraco/backoffice/packages/block/block-grid/property-editors/block-grid-type-configuration/property-editor-ui-block-grid-type-configuration.element.d.ts: Filename too long
error: unable to create file output/wwwroot/umbraco/backoffice/packages/block/block-grid/property-editors/block-grid-type-configuration/property-editor-ui-block-grid-type-configuration.element.js: Filename too long
error: unable to create file output/wwwroot/umbraco/backoffice/packages/block/block-list/property-editors/block-list-type-configuration/property-editor-ui-block-list-type-configuration.element.d.ts: Filename too long
error: unable to create file output/wwwroot/umbraco/backoffice/packages/block/block-list/property-editors/block-list-type-configuration/property-editor-ui-block-list-type-configuration.element.js: Filename too long
error: unable to create file output/wwwroot/umbraco/backoffice/packages/block/block-type/property-editors/block-type-group-configuration/property-editor-ui-block-type-group-configuration.element.d.ts: Filename too long
error: unable to create file output/wwwroot/umbraco/backoffice/packages/block/block-type/property-editors/block-type-group-configuration/property-editor-ui-block-type-group-configuration.element.js: Filename too long

error: unable to create file output/wwwroot/umbraco/backoffice/packages/core/workspace/components/workspace-breadcrumb/workspace-variant-menu-breadcrumb/workspace-variant-menu-breadcrumb.element.d.ts: Filename too long
error: unable to create file output/wwwroot/umbraco/backoffice/packages/core/workspace/components/workspace-breadcrumb/workspace-variant-menu-breadcrumb/workspace-variant-menu-breadcrumb.element.js: Filename too long
error: unable to create file output/wwwroot/umbraco/backoffice/packages/core/workspace/components/workspace-breadcrumb/workspace-variant-menu-breadcrumb/workspace-variant-menu-breadcrumb.kind.d.ts: Filename too long
error: unable to create file output/wwwroot/umbraco/backoffice/packages/core/workspace/components/workspace-breadcrumb/workspace-variant-menu-breadcrumb/workspace-variant-menu-breadcrumb.kind.js: Filename too long
error: unable to create file output/wwwroot/umbraco/backoffice/packages/documents/document-types/property-editors/document-type-picker/property-editor-ui-document-type-picker.element.d.ts: Filename too long
error: unable to create file output/wwwroot/umbraco/backoffice/packages/documents/documents/user-permissions/input-document-granular-user-permission/input-document-granular-user-permission.element.d.ts: Filename too long
error: unable to create file output/wwwroot/umbraco/backoffice/packages/documents/documents/user-permissions/input-document-granular-user-permission/input-document-granular-user-permission.element.js: Filename too long
error: unable to create file output/wwwroot/umbraco/backoffice/packages/language/collection/views/table/column-layouts/entity-actions/language-table-entity-actions-column-layout.element.d.ts: Filename too long
error: unable to create file output/wwwroot/umbraco/backoffice/packages/language/collection/views/table/column-layouts/entity-actions/language-table-entity-actions-column-layout.element.js: Filename too long
error: unable to create file output/wwwroot/umbraco/backoffice/packages/property-editors/content-picker/dynamic-root/input-content-picker-document-root/input-content-picker-document-root.element.d.ts: Filename too long
error: unable to create file output/wwwroot/umbraco/backoffice/packages/property-editors/content-picker/dynamic-root/input-content-picker-document-root/input-content-picker-document-root.element.js: Filename too long
error: unable to create file output/wwwroot/umbraco/backoffice/packages/templating/modals/templating-page-field-builder/components/template-field-dropdown-list/template-field-dropdown-list.element.d.ts: Filename too long
error: unable to create file output/wwwroot/umbraco/backoffice/packages/templating/modals/templating-page-field-builder/components/template-field-dropdown-list/template-field-dropdown-list.element.js: Filename too long
error: unable to create file output/wwwroot/umbraco/backoffice/packages/webhook/collection/views/table/column-layouts/entity-actions/webhook-table-entity-actions-column-layout.element.d.ts: Filename too long
fatal: Could not reset index file to revision 'HEAD'.

The path this is run from: C:\home\site\repository

Combine that with a random path from the log: C:\home\site\repository/output/wwwroot/umbraco/backoffice/packages/webhook/collection/views/table/column-layouts/entity-actions/webhook-table-entity-actions-column-layout.element.d.ts and this alone is already 184 characters, where the theoretical legacy limit of Windows is 260.

Steps to reproduce

Have a long path 😅.

Expected result / actual result

I propose this is something that is actively being monitored on the code base, where a full path starting from the root can never exceed about 110 characters.

That would mean something like: /umbraco/backoffice/packages/block/block-grid/components/block-grid-area-config-entry/workspace/block-grid-area-type-workspace-editor.element.d.ts (147)

Becomes: /umbraco/backoffice/packages/block/grid/components/area-config-entry/workspace/type-editor.element.d.ts (110)

I understand this may be less readable that you would like, but it makes sense to not repeat keywords. Eg. When inside a block-folder, it's logical block-grid is in there, which you can then just call grid, etc.

All-in-all: really just want to raise awareness on this!

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[iOvergaard]

Yup, it's a known problem, but 14.1 will already see a vast improvement on the paths and the amount of files loaded; we have shortened and bundled the bigger culprits. Version 14.1 will be out later this week.

[elit0451]

Hi @LennardF1989 👋

Thanks for reaching out! As pointed out by @iOvergaard, v14.1 is already out and it came with many improvements. Can you let us know if this is still an issue for you after upgrading?