node-gradle / node-gradle/gradle-node-plugin
setting nodeModulesDir doesn't change node_modules path
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Description
When I set nodeModulesDir = file("${project.buildDir}") in my build.gradle the node_modules folder still ends up in ${projectDir} and not ${project.buildDir}.
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Reproduce the issue using the build.gradle configuration shown, setting nodeModulesDir to project.buildDir, and inspect where the node_modules folder is created. Trace the plugin's handling of nodeModulesDir and verify that the folder is placed under project.buildDir rather than projectDir.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- groovy, nodejs
- Domain
- build-system, tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
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- 1-2 days
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- Stale
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- Mostly clear
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