Axios, dependencies or devdependencies?

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I've a question though a silly one but I really need to know. If we're using axios then should I install it as dependencies or devdependencies? As I understand that webpack will bundle it in vendor file then installing it in production server as dependencies is just pointless. Please advise

Possible duplicate of [What's the difference between dependencies, devDependencies and peerDependencies in npm package.json file?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18875674/whats-the-difference-between-dependencies-devdependencies-and-peerdependencies) — thanksd, Jan 16 '18 at 19:36
Not a duplicate, but the answers there are implicitly the answers to this question. — eljefedelrodeodeljefe, Sep 16 '21 at 10:20

score 13 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 16 '18 at 19:00

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You should install it as a dependencies because you use it in your application, not only as a dev tool.

answered Jan 16 '18 at 19:00

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However when bootstraping a Laravel app, the package.json puts it in devDependencies – Yvon Huynh Dec 19 '19 at 10:44
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This answer is incorrect or not best practice. – eljefedelrodeodeljefe Sep 16 '21 at 10:18

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 16 '21 at 10:18

devDependencies. Put everything that is not included in the consuming application e.g. through a compilation step into dev dependencies. This way the consumers of your package or your production install or your docker container will not include an unused dependency. Your users will thank you.

Axios, dependencies or devdependencies?

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