[Pkg-javascript-devel] script to generate debian/watch for embedding nodejs modules

[Paolo Greppi]

I am thinking of using this approach:
https://wiki.debian.org/Javascript/GroupSourcesTutorial
to embed the modules required for yarkpkg.

I have created a Python script to automatically generate required the debian/watch file:
https://salsa.debian.org/paolog-guest/create-bundled-watch
(to use it, modify the data dictionary as required and invoke it)

Running uscan on the generated yarnpkg debian/watch file, it spits out a bunch of tar errors but also successfully downloads these files:

babel-plugin-transform-inline-imports-commonjsyarnpkg_babel-plugin-transform-inline-imports-commonjs_dnscache_normalize-url_tar-fs_v8-compile-cache-0.15.1+~1.2.0+~1.0.1+~4.0.0+~1.16.3+~2.0.2.tar.gz
dnscacheyarnpkg_babel-plugin-transform-inline-imports-commonjs_dnscache_normalize-url_tar-fs_v8-compile-cache-0.15.1+~1.2.0+~1.0.1+~4.0.0+~1.16.3+~2.0.2.tar.gz
normalize-urlyarnpkg_babel-plugin-transform-inline-imports-commonjs_dnscache_normalize-url_tar-fs_v8-compile-cache-0.15.1+~1.2.0+~1.0.1+~4.0.0+~1.16.3+~2.0.2.tar.gz
tar-fsyarnpkg_babel-plugin-transform-inline-imports-commonjs_dnscache_normalize-url_tar-fs_v8-compile-cache-0.15.1+~1.2.0+~1.0.1+~4.0.0+~1.16.3+~2.0.2.tar.gz
v8-compile-cacheyarnpkg_babel-plugin-transform-inline-imports-commonjs_dnscache_normalize-url_tar-fs_v8-compile-cache-0.15.1+~1.2.0+~1.0.1+~4.0.0+~1.16.3+~2.0.2.tar.gz
yarnpkg_babel-plugin-transform-inline-imports-commonjs_dnscache_normalize-url_tar-fs_v8-compile-cache-0.15.1+~1.2.0+~1.0.1+~4.0.0+~1.16.3+~2.0.2.tar.gz

It further creates these soft links:

node-yarnpkg_0.15.1+~1.2.0+~1.0.1+~4.0.0+~1.16.3+~2.0.2.orig-babel-plugin-transform-inline-imports-commonjs.tar.gz -> babel-plugin-transform-inline-imports-commonjsyarnpkg_babel-plugin-transform-inline-imports-commonjs_dnscache_normalize-url_tar-fs_v8-compile-cache-0.15.1+~1.2.0+~1.0.1+~4.0.0+~1.16.3+~2.0.2.tar.gz
node-yarnpkg_0.15.1+~1.2.0+~1.0.1+~4.0.0+~1.16.3+~2.0.2.orig-dnscache.tar.gz -> dnscacheyarnpkg_babel-plugin-transform-inline-imports-commonjs_dnscache_normalize-url_tar-fs_v8-compile-cache-0.15.1+~1.2.0+~1.0.1+~4.0.0+~1.16.3+~2.0.2.tar.gz
node-yarnpkg_0.15.1+~1.2.0+~1.0.1+~4.0.0+~1.16.3+~2.0.2.orig-normalize-url.tar.gz -> normalize-urlyarnpkg_babel-plugin-transform-inline-imports-commonjs_dnscache_normalize-url_tar-fs_v8-compile-cache-0.15.1+~1.2.0+~1.0.1+~4.0.0+~1.16.3+~2.0.2.tar.gz
node-yarnpkg_0.15.1+~1.2.0+~1.0.1+~4.0.0+~1.16.3+~2.0.2.orig-tar-fs.tar.gz -> tar-fsyarnpkg_babel-plugin-transform-inline-imports-commonjs_dnscache_normalize-url_tar-fs_v8-compile-cache-0.15.1+~1.2.0+~1.0.1+~4.0.0+~1.16.3+~2.0.2.tar.gz
node-yarnpkg_0.15.1+~1.2.0+~1.0.1+~4.0.0+~1.16.3+~2.0.2.orig.tar.gz -> yarnpkg_babel-plugin-transform-inline-imports-commonjs_dnscache_normalize-url_tar-fs_v8-compile-cache-0.15.1+~1.2.0+~1.0.1+~4.0.0+~1.16.3+~2.0.2.tar.gz
node-yarnpkg_0.15.1+~1.2.0+~1.0.1+~4.0.0+~1.16.3+~2.0.2.orig-v8-compile-cache.tar.gz -> v8-compile-cacheyarnpkg_babel-plugin-transform-inline-imports-commonjs_dnscache_normalize-url_tar-fs_v8-compile-cache-0.15.1+~1.2.0+~1.0.1+~4.0.0+~1.16.3+~2.0.2.tar.gz

The file names are crazy ! is this the way the Debian JavaScript Maintainers team wants to go ?
If you are brave, generate the debian/watch for npm and try running uscan on it ...

Paolo