NPM missing source

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In npm packet version 2.8.0-rc.1 and 2.8.0 missing source code. There is only a folder dist. Is this what was meant?

[simonbrunel]

Alternatively (but not ideal), you could install Chart.js from GitHub directly:

 npm install -S https://github.com/chartjs/Chart.js/tarball/v2.8.0

// package.json
{
  "dependencies": {
    "chart.js": "https://github.com/chartjs/Chart.js/tarball/v2.8.0"
  }
}

So you will get the ‘/src’ folder and be able to use it at your own risk.

[simonbrunel]

@mojoaxel I understand your point and I’m sorry to read that we broke your integration.

I don’t think it’s a good idea to re-inject our sources in the npm package because you shouldn’t rely on it for many reasons. We should be able to rename/move/delete whatever file under /src, change the way we import/organize modules, add more rollup tricky build steps that would be complicated to integrate into your workflow (e.g. injecting the CSS - #6048), etc. without to worry about breaking existing projects that would target /src/**/* files. We don’t want to maintain backward compatibility on the /src files and that’s why it should not be in the npm package.

I would rather try to find a way to generate an ESM build that supports tree-shaking (#5179) so you could import exactly what you need.