Can't resolve ~db or ~imports

Bug Report

Describe the bug I have the feeling that after this commit I can’t run docz anymore: https://github.com/pedronauck/docz/commit/6d9bb2507b3a23aff825a1a2efd53bcdc8080240#diff-1e7a151ea59cd3f5090a28e374906791

It shows me this error;

These dependencies were not found:

* ~db in ./node_modules/docz/dist/index.m.js
* ~imports in ./node_modules/docz/dist/index.m
.js

To install them, you can run: npm install --sa
ve ~db ~imports

I tried already re-installing all node modules and deleting cache, but that didn’t work. It seems to be broken from version 0.12.10 and up. 0.12.9 is still working.

A clear and concise description of what the bug is. Docz won’t start.

Environment Mac OSX Mojave. Node 8.11.3 Npm 6.3.0

[pedronauck]

You need to merge your alias with the docz default aliases. Use something like webpack-merge is a good option to prevent errors 😃

[psullivan6]

An additional solution that I’ve found is to do an Object.assign with the existing docz aliases and my desired custom aliases like so:

const aliases = require('./path-to-custom/aliases');

export default {
  modifyBundlerConfig : (config) => {
    // Combine the default docz aliases with our custom aliases from an external file
    config.resolve.alias = Object.assign({}, config.resolve.alias, aliases);
    return config;
  }
};

For my particular project, logging config.resolve.alias within the modifyBundlerConfig function yields:

{
  '~db': '[PROJECT_ROOT]/.docz/app/db.json',
  '~imports': '[PROJECT_ROOT]/.docz/app/imports.js',
  'react-native$': 'react-native-web'
}

showing that the alias object is setup with these “defaults” and thus custom aliases need to be added on via Object.assign or similar.

While the webpack-merge is probably the better solution for a more robust build, this works for something a bit smaller.