Publish npm package

[Zaczero]

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It would be nice if iD published its own npm package.

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[matkoniecz]

Why? What would be the benefit?

[Zaczero]

Easier integration, Rapid already does that and I like it more. The versions are nice and you can easily lock specific ones. It's really not that hard to publish a package and it can be automated. Ease of life.

[matkoniecz]

It definitely cannot be fully automated and you have one more part to upkeep (may be worth it overall, but denying that costs exists is not helpful)

[Zaczero]

I don't think you do. It's literally setup-and-forget.

https://github.com/marketplace/actions/automated-releases-for-npm-packages
https://github.com/marketplace/actions/publish-to-npm

Could you please be more specific? What part would there be to upkeep?

From the maintainer perspective, clear package version numbers are night-and-day easier to work with. Git commit hashes are pretty meaningless. While they are acceptable for projects of smaller size, of closed projects, I don't think it's appropriate for a project of this size to keep using git hashes.

I have additionally prepared an AI-generated response which deep dives into pros and cons of both solutions: https://g.co/gemini/share/f5179a748329 (since this kind of knowledge is well-known to the internet). The "When to Choose Which" section is most applicable here.

[matkoniecz]

It's literally setup-and-forget.

nothing requires no maintenance (npm recently was sending me some email demanding attention about my test package, I would need to process them if it would be a real project). And I think that you are not going to claim that setup has zero costs.

I bet that GPTchat can explain this if you are considering it as useful source (though linking AI-generated response is quite pointless).

[Zaczero]

npm recently was sending me some email demanding attention about my test package, I would need to process them if it would be a real project

I really wish I could address this specific example but there is nothing specific about it. Just "some email" that was sent to you. Perhaps we misunderstood each other, here's what I mean by asking for a specific example: https://www.thefreedictionary.com/specific. For example, how did this email affect your ability to push package updates? Can you attach a copy of that email?

And I think that you are not going to claim that setup has zero costs.

I never claimed so. You are now suggesting something completely abstract. I claimed "It's literally setup-and-forget". The setup has cost, the maintenance does not (in practical terms, not theoretical).

though linking AI-generated response is quite pointless

It's a great internet-knowledge summarization tool. It's like Google but on steroids. It's super useful if you are exploring some new topics to you. If you could clarify what's pointless about it, I could perhaps give you a more-suited answer.