Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Yes, indirect dependency maintenance burden and increased security reports.
Our product currently uses AWS only, but ever since these additional cloud storage providers were added, we're having a higher maintenance burden keeping all dependencies up to date, as the amount of indirect dependencies has increased dramatically.
It also increases the size of our application's installs.
Describe the solution you'd like
These dependencies could become optional (with dynamic imports), as with https://www.npmjs.com/package/@sap/hdi-deploy:
To make use of the @sap/hana-client or hdb clients, simply install the desired client.
To avoid disruption for existing projects, we suggest an install script that fails unless one of them is installed, or another similar mechanism.
Describe alternatives you've considered
Overriding via package.json with empty packages, but this may break import statements
Have you already checked existing issues before creating a feature request?
Yes
Customer Info
Company: SAP
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Yes, indirect dependency maintenance burden and increased security reports.
Our product currently uses AWS only, but ever since these additional cloud storage providers were added, we're having a higher maintenance burden keeping all dependencies up to date, as the amount of indirect dependencies has increased dramatically.
It also increases the size of our application's installs.
Describe the solution you'd like
These dependencies could become optional (with dynamic imports), as with https://www.npmjs.com/package/@sap/hdi-deploy:
To avoid disruption for existing projects, we suggest an install script that fails unless one of them is installed, or another similar mechanism.
Describe alternatives you've considered
Overriding via
package.jsonwith empty packages, but this may break import statementsHave you already checked existing issues before creating a feature request?
Yes
Customer Info
Company: SAP