Pack npm files independent of their directory?












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I have an npm project that builds multiple files to the public folder: an index.js file as well as several sub-files that I want to be conveniently accessible to the implementer.



My file structure on my machine looks like this:



|-public/
|--- index.js
|--- component1.js
|--- component2.js


My package.json is set up to include everything in the public folder in its tarball:



{
...
"main": "public/index.js",
"files": [ "public" ]
...
}


When I run the npm pack command, the resulting structure of the tarball looks like this:



|- package/
|--- public/
|------ index.js
|------ component1.js
|------ component2.js
|--- package.json


But in my package folder, I'd like everything to be on the same root level so that my implementer can just type import Component1 from "my-package-name/component1"; to get the sub-component. Is there a way to configure my package.json or npm to pack my project into the following structure?



|- package/
|--- index.js
|--- component1.js
|--- component2.js
|--- package.json









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    I have an npm project that builds multiple files to the public folder: an index.js file as well as several sub-files that I want to be conveniently accessible to the implementer.



    My file structure on my machine looks like this:



    |-public/
    |--- index.js
    |--- component1.js
    |--- component2.js


    My package.json is set up to include everything in the public folder in its tarball:



    {
    ...
    "main": "public/index.js",
    "files": [ "public" ]
    ...
    }


    When I run the npm pack command, the resulting structure of the tarball looks like this:



    |- package/
    |--- public/
    |------ index.js
    |------ component1.js
    |------ component2.js
    |--- package.json


    But in my package folder, I'd like everything to be on the same root level so that my implementer can just type import Component1 from "my-package-name/component1"; to get the sub-component. Is there a way to configure my package.json or npm to pack my project into the following structure?



    |- package/
    |--- index.js
    |--- component1.js
    |--- component2.js
    |--- package.json









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      I have an npm project that builds multiple files to the public folder: an index.js file as well as several sub-files that I want to be conveniently accessible to the implementer.



      My file structure on my machine looks like this:



      |-public/
      |--- index.js
      |--- component1.js
      |--- component2.js


      My package.json is set up to include everything in the public folder in its tarball:



      {
      ...
      "main": "public/index.js",
      "files": [ "public" ]
      ...
      }


      When I run the npm pack command, the resulting structure of the tarball looks like this:



      |- package/
      |--- public/
      |------ index.js
      |------ component1.js
      |------ component2.js
      |--- package.json


      But in my package folder, I'd like everything to be on the same root level so that my implementer can just type import Component1 from "my-package-name/component1"; to get the sub-component. Is there a way to configure my package.json or npm to pack my project into the following structure?



      |- package/
      |--- index.js
      |--- component1.js
      |--- component2.js
      |--- package.json









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      I have an npm project that builds multiple files to the public folder: an index.js file as well as several sub-files that I want to be conveniently accessible to the implementer.



      My file structure on my machine looks like this:



      |-public/
      |--- index.js
      |--- component1.js
      |--- component2.js


      My package.json is set up to include everything in the public folder in its tarball:



      {
      ...
      "main": "public/index.js",
      "files": [ "public" ]
      ...
      }


      When I run the npm pack command, the resulting structure of the tarball looks like this:



      |- package/
      |--- public/
      |------ index.js
      |------ component1.js
      |------ component2.js
      |--- package.json


      But in my package folder, I'd like everything to be on the same root level so that my implementer can just type import Component1 from "my-package-name/component1"; to get the sub-component. Is there a way to configure my package.json or npm to pack my project into the following structure?



      |- package/
      |--- index.js
      |--- component1.js
      |--- component2.js
      |--- package.json






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          I ended up accomplishing this by moving my package.json file to my /public folder, then packing and publishing from that folder instead, then moving package.jsonback. If you can automate this process with a script, it is not too much of an inconvenience.






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