app.import doesn't work for files outside vendor and bower_components folder

[tsing80]

I try to add the following line in Brocfile.js in order to copy runtime configuration file verbatim into the dist folder:

app.import('config/myapp.json')

However, the following error occur in the ember-cli:

Error: ENOENT, no such file or directory '/home/tsing80/myapp/tmp/tree_merger-tmp_dest_dir-viHmY5qQ.tmp/config/'
  at Error (native)
  at Object.fs.readdirSync (fs.js:765:18)
  at walkSync (/home/tsing80/myapp/node_modules/ember-cli/node_modules/walk-sync/index.js:14:20)
  at Funnel.processFilters (/home/tsing80/myapp/node_modules/ember-cli/node_modules/broccoli-funnel/index.js:140:15)
  at Funnel.handleReadTree (/home/tsing80/myapp/node_modules/ember-cli/node_modules/broccoli-funnel/index.js:129:10)
  at lib$rsvp$$internal$$tryCatch (/home/tsing80/myapp/node_modules/ember-cli/node_modules/rsvp/dist/rsvp.js:489:16)
  at lib$rsvp$$internal$$invokeCallback (/home/tsing80/myapp/node_modules/ember-cli/node_modules/rsvp/dist/rsvp.js:501:17)
  at lib$rsvp$$internal$$publish (/home/tsing80/myapp/node_modules/ember-cli/node_modules/rsvp/dist/rsvp.js:472:11)
  at lib$rsvp$asap$$flush (/home/tsing80/myapp/node_modules/ember-cli/node_modules/rsvp/dist/rsvp.js:1290:9)
  at process._tickCallback (node.js:355:11)

looking into tree_merger-tmp_dest_dir-viHmY5qQ.tmp directory, only two directory is inside:

 bower_components -> /home/tsing80/myapp/bower_components
 vendor -> /home/tsing80/myapp/tmp/tree_merger-tmp_dest_dir-oJfEkvQI.tmp

so app.import for other folder is not possible.

[stefanpenner]

so app.import for other folder is not possible.

this is by design. Feel free to symlink in if thats the behavior you want. Some-day we may open this up further, but not really something we support today.

[ming-codes]

@stefanpenner I though ember-cli is moving off of bower dependencies. How do we import files hosted through npm?

[ming-codes]

Found the solution.

#1984

[stefanpenner]

@Lightblade once the bower removal lands we will natively support npm:package-name and a sort of auto-browserify step.

cc @chadhietala

[mshindal]

Sorry for commenting on a dead thread but shouldn't this be made more obvious? It doesn't say anything about it in the docs.

[stefanpenner]

i believe it is documented, but if you see a better place for this to be mentioned (or a warning) please feel free to submit a patch/propose a change. Would love to improve the usability.

[kellyselden]

@mshindal It should be if it isn't. Tracked here if you want to check it out. ember-cli/ember-cli.github.io#52

[runspired]

I opened an RFC issue to discuss a solution for this: ember-cli/rfcs#84