This library has a wide variety of use cases & advantages over plain repository files. For example:
- More readable (names instaed of repo ids)
- Easy writing of patches for a large amount of items
- Full built-in repository id list
- And more
To get started, install the package with npm i repository-script. Then follow the steps in the documentation.
A common misconception with repository patches is that they're online only but this isn't true when the following step is done:
Adding the short line "thumbs": ["ConsoleCmd OnlineResources_Disable 1"] to your manifest fixes this issue, allowing you to use repository modifications on official IOI servers.