wclr/yalc

Features

• Local Package Linking - Manages local copies of npm packages for testing and development without publishing to a remote registry.
• Local Dependency Replacements - Replaces remote npm dependencies with local package copies during development and testing.
• Global Package Stores - Manages a global flat-file store of package copies for sharing across multiple local projects.
• Local Package Caches - Stores and retrieves locally built package versions in a global cache for cross-project use.
• Local Package Publishing - Copies a locally developed package's publishable files into a global store for use in other projects.
• npm Package Symlinkers - Symlinks local packages into a project's node_modules for real-time development workflows.
• Symlink-Based Dependency Management - Creates symlinks from a global store into node_modules for real-time package updates without editing package.json.
• Local Copy-on-Publish Workflows - Provides a local copy-on-publish workflow that mimics remote registry publishing for iterative development.
• Local Package Additions - Copies a package from the global store into a project's local folder and registers it as a dependency.
• Local Package Refreshes - Refreshes a project's local copy of a package to the latest version from the global store.
• Local Package Removals - Deletes a package from a project's local store and cleans up its entries in package.json and the lock file.
• Dependency State - Uses a yalc.lock file to record installed packages and enable rollback or restoration operations.
• Package Manifest Editors - Directly edits project package.json to add or remove local package references during add/remove operations.
• Push-Based Package Updates - Publishes a package to the global store and propagates the update to every project that has it installed.
• Push-Based Data Propagation - Broadcasts package updates from a central store to all consuming projects using push-based data propagation.
• Package Management - Frontend link tool.

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