bower pulls down duplicate libraries

[naeazach]

When adding a bower package, the installdoesn't seem to be checking if the items package's dependant items are installed in one of the other sprinkles. Here is my bower file:
{ "name": "site-assets", "version": "0.0.1", "homepage": "https://github.com/userfrosting", "authors": [ "zach" ], "moduleType": [ "node" ], "license": "MIT", "ignore": [ "**/.*", "node_modules", "bower_components", "assets/vendor", "examples", "demo-resources", "demo", "test", "tests" ], "dependencies": { "jqueryui-touch-punch" : "*", "fontIconPicker":"^2.0.0" } }

[Silic0nS0ldier]

This is a known issue, and any resolution would be a major undertaking. Since this presents no issue, its low priority. That said, I'll let you know if there are any developments.

[alexweissman]

🗿 ❄️

[Silic0nS0ldier]

As part of the pending introduction of NPM support for frontend assets (which requires a number of changes to be conducted to be efficient), this issue will soon be fixed. (still a major undertaking, but now it has the support of additional issues)

[Silic0nS0ldier]

I've got this issue resolved in a developmental UF 4.0 branch (4.0-feature-npm-assets).

By the next release (at least for UF4.0), all vendor assets will live in app/assets/bower_components and app/assets/node_modules.

When in default (or dev) mode, assets pulled from these locations will have assets-raw/vendor-bower and assets-raw/vendor-npm.

When installing vendor assets, console output will be similar to the following:

[alexweissman]

Does seem to make more sense than each Sprinkle having its own assets/vendor directory!