Install package in other folder

#1

Hi ! We have project:
https://github.com/UGroup/Atom-COS-Studio/ and specific hightliter for it in dependencies part (package.json):

"language-cos": "git+https://github.com/UGroup/atom-language-cos.git"

but it’s installed in node_modules folder and not worked because Atom can’t see folder node_modules\language-cos\grammar. And if i move grammar folder directly in “%user%/.atom/packages/atom-language-cos” or install atom-language-cos separatly all works well.
Question - how i can automaticly install atom-language-cos package in other folder?

#2

There’s currently no way to depends on other Atom package.

See:

You should just advice users that your package is intended to use with some other packages.

#3

May be have other way? like that:


Can i load grammar from different folders when my package just installed?

#4

Never tried that, but seems like it could work.

#5

Why is it you need to install a grammar in a non-standard folder? What is wrong with the default way of doing things?

#6

Because in our case package with grammar installed in subfolder - we have two dependent peojects:
first - COS syntax hightliter https://github.com/UGroup/atom-language-cos (or language-cos if install it from Atom)
second - primary project (for work with InterSystems Caché) https://github.com/UGroup/Atom-COS-Studio (Atom-COS-Studio in Atom )
that used syntax hightliter from first project, by select link on it in package,json. In this case first project installed in node_modules/language-cos folder, and Atom don`t see grammar, but if i replace grammar folder in Atom-COS-Studio root folder - grammar worked well.
… may be the Atom have other ways to select package with grammar for our file types?

#7

I understand that you see them as linked … but what functionality is broken in Atom-COS-Studio if language-cos is not installed?

#8

Without

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  1. syntax highliter not worked
  2. files shows in plaintext mode
  3. when i press on plaintext link i can`t see COS language (and other languages from language-cos package)
    other linked modules work well

With

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in perspective we planed add autocomplete, context menu and other featuers like “go to class definition” based on language-cos package, for example we need to know where class name or class body placed in text.

#9

Items one through three are things that won’t work because language-cos aren’t installed, but they don’t appear to be features of Atom-COS-Studio except in a “we intend this all to be one big package” sort of way.

Ok, this is the part that perhaps wouldn’t work … though it sounds like the features you’re planning may require a bit more knowledge about the grammar than what the syntax highlighter is designed to handle.

I think it goes back to @abe’s answer of that there isn’t a supported way of making what you want happen. I’d recommend just creating an installation script that installs Atom, your Studio package and language-cos all as one logical operation.