Import aliases from external file

[Avivhdr]

Hi @gkalpak,
I'm looking for something like this for a long time.
I'm using .gitconfig for all my git aliases but I need one for npm as well.
Do you think it would be possible to create my own alias file in which I can edit the aliases by my liking?

Thank would be perfect!

[gkalpak]

Hey, @Avivhdr!

I haven't really thought about it (since this repo has been intended for personal use 😃), but I wouldn't be opposed if there was a clean way of doing it. However, I see the following issues with loading the aliases from a local config file (off the top of my head):

• The way this package makes the defined aliases available as executables on the user's PATH is by leveraging NPM's package.json -> bin property. This wouldn't be possible (without hacks?) with locally defined aliases afaik.
• One of the main purposes of this package is easy installation on any system that has Node.js installed. Having the aliases defined in a local config file kind of beats the purpose (although could be partially worked around by loading the file from a remote location, such as a GitHub gist or repo).

There are ways to work around these issues, but I am not sure if the effort is worth it 😃
It might just be easier to fork this repo and publish it as your own NPM package. You could define your aliases by modifying the ALIASES variable in lib/constants.js and updating the bin field in package.json accordingly.

[Avivhdr]

Hi @gkalpak,
I think I'll try to fork the repo and customize it to my needs!

Hopefully, I'll update you soon on how it went.

[gkalpak]

Awesome! Looking forward to hearing how it went.
Feel free to reach out if you have any questions/need any help. (This project has always been intended for personal use and there are a lot of rough edges 😅)