Composer install paths should not be alphabetized

[FlorentTorregrosa]

Steps required to reproduce the problem

When using composer installer to specify paths for certain packages, sometimes you want to override the default folder name of the package, but you need to specify the rule after the generic one.

Therefore you end up with non alphabetically sorted keys.

Below is my usage with jquery-easing and slick.

Expected Result

        "installer-paths": {
            "app/core": [
                "type:drupal-core"
            ],
            "app/libraries/{$name}": [
                "type:drupal-library",
                "type:bower-asset",
                "type:npm-asset"
            ],
            "app/libraries/jquery.easing": [
                "bower-asset/jquery-easing-original"
            ],
            "app/libraries/slick": [
                "bower-asset/slick-carousel"
            ],
            "app/modules/contrib/{$name}": [
                "type:drupal-module"
            ],
            "app/modules/custom/{$name}": [
                "type:drupal-custom-module"
            ],
            "app/profiles/contrib/{$name}": [
                "type:drupal-profile"
            ],
            "app/profiles/custom/{$name}": [
                "type:drupal-custom-profile"
            ],
            "app/themes/contrib/{$name}": [
                "type:drupal-theme"
            ],
            "app/themes/custom/{$name}": [
                "type:drupal-custom-theme"
            ],
            "drush/Commands/contrib/{$name}": [
                "type:drupal-drush"
            ]
        },

Actual Result

Composer normalize wants:

        "installer-paths": {
            "app/core": [
                "type:drupal-core"
            ],
            "app/libraries/jquery.easing": [
                "bower-asset/jquery-easing-original"
            ],
            "app/libraries/slick": [
                "bower-asset/slick-carousel"
            ],
            "app/libraries/{$name}": [
                "type:drupal-library",
                "type:bower-asset",
                "type:npm-asset"
            ],
            "app/modules/contrib/{$name}": [
                "type:drupal-module"
            ],
            "app/modules/custom/{$name}": [
                "type:drupal-custom-module"
            ],
            "app/profiles/contrib/{$name}": [
                "type:drupal-profile"
            ],
            "app/profiles/custom/{$name}": [
                "type:drupal-custom-profile"
            ],
            "app/themes/contrib/{$name}": [
                "type:drupal-theme"
            ],
            "app/themes/custom/{$name}": [
                "type:drupal-custom-theme"
            ],
            "drush/Commands/contrib/{$name}": [
                "type:drupal-drush"
            ]
        },

[FlorentTorregrosa]

I was going to provide a patch in the concerned Drupal module to make it uses the default folder names, but when looking at the code I realised that the module dynamically checks several folder names to find the libraries, among which the default ones.

So I no more need this workaround.

You can close the issue if you want.

[ergebnis-bot]

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I will close it if no further activity occurs within the next 14 days.

[localheinz]

Thank you, @FlorentTorregrosa!