Importing nested files causes dependency error

When importing a repository from github, I have two issues that have been troubling:

DevDependencies are not imported

When the package.json file is imported, it’s clearing everything except for the dependencies entry. This causes problems when importing a project that uses dev dependencies. My particular case is usually for a project that includes tests and requires react-test-renderer as a devDependency. When imported the project complains that this dependency is missing. I don’t want this to be installed as a regular dependency.

Importing nested files causes dependency error

When importing from somewhere other than the root of a package, snack complains that the dependency is missing and prompts to install a dependency that includes the nested folder structure. If you do this, snack works, but the project fails locally because that package does not exist in npm (405 error).

For example: Add react-native-vector-icons/MaterialIcons to package.json? Add @react-native-community/async-storage/jest/async-storage-mock to package.json?

[IjzerenHein]

@goatandsheep Supporting these kinds of situations where a working node-environment is needed goes beyond what Snack can offer. It’s good to know that there is a need for this though, but this will likely not be worked on in the foreseeable future.

[goatandsheep]

@IjzerenHein I’m also having an issue with devDependencies in my snack. I’m just trying to create a demo app for a babel plugin I maintain, but it’s not working because the devDependencies aren’t loading properly.