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Mixed information on the internet #1622
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I've been searching the web to find out if there is no need for us to install lodash if we're using create-react-app. Some forums said there is no need to install it. All you have to do is import _groupBy from 'lodash/groupby'. Some said you will have to install lodash manually. So which one is correct? I couldn't get the former to work so I had to npm install --save lodash manually.
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Timer commentedon Feb 23, 2017
If you're using a dependency you must install it. We do not automate this step.
I'm not sure what you are reading?
Anyway, let me know if there's anything else you need help with! 😄
gaearon commentedon Feb 23, 2017
Absolutely not, this is wrong and dangerous. It happens to work because Lodash is a transitive dependency of some of the build tools we are using. However, its version may change any time you run
npm installbecause a transitive dependency that uses it might release a patch update that changes a major version of Lodash. Or it may even remove it. So your app will be extremely fragile.If you use a dependency you must run
npm install --save <dependency name>. This is described in the User Guide.Hope this helps!
c0debreaker commentedon Feb 26, 2017
Thanks folks!