codesandbox / codesandbox/codesandbox-client

Do not allow 'latest' when installing npm packages

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Description

🐛 bug report

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Description of the problem

codesandbox is a great resource for web developers, by providing a place to write working code examples. There is no doubt about that.
By allowing latest as an install option for an npm package allows a developer to quickly write a working example.
But 6 months down that road the example doesn't work any more because latest means something different than what the developer intended. As a result the examples living in codesandbox slowly become stale and non-working.

How has this issue affected you? What are you trying to accomplish?

As I mentioned, codesandbox is a great resource. I visit it very often to learn from the examples. But they don't always work.

To Reproduce

Open the example sandbox and observe that it doesn't work any more because of using the latest npm packages.

Link to sandbox: example

Not my sandbox.

Your Environment
Software Name/Version
Сodesandbox latest
Browser chrome
Operating System Windows 10

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

The issue names no repository files or tests. Start by locating the npm package installation entry point, then determine how latest is represented and rejected; done means installs using latest are blocked and an appropriate regression test covers the behavior.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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