Patching Packages - The ULTIMATE Guide

🩹 Found a bug in a package and want to fix it locally? Waiting for a fix that wasn't released yet? Don't worry, you can apply all these locally to the packages in your node_modules. In this video, a guide for all major package managers showcases how you can patch your packages locally, why "doing it manually" is not a good idea and which consequences local patches might have. Worth watching for every developer! 🙌 --- Key points: 4️⃣ Strategies for NPM, Yarn (1 and 2+), PNPM and Bun ✨ Real-world use case! ‼️ Consequences when patching locally --- Links: 🔗 Nitro https://nitro.unjs.io/ 🔗 Real World Issue https://github.com/unjs/db0/issues/62 🔗 patch-package package https://www.npmjs.com/package/patch-package 📺 @DejaVueFm #014 - VueUse and Our Favorite Composables - https://share.transistor.fm/s/27d405c8 Don't forget to hit that "Subscribe" button, ring the notification bell and give a thumbs up! 🌐 Connect further: Website: https://www.lichter.io Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/TheAlexLichter Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/TheAlexLichter --- Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:32 Agenda 01:27 Demo Application and Real World Error 02:36 Googling the Error and Finding an Issue 03:30 Unmerged PR which Fixes the Error 04:30 Manually Patching the Package 05:30 Problems with Manual Patches 06:30 Patching Packages with NPM 10:22 Patching Packages with Yarn 1 11:33 Patching Packages with Yarn 2 and higher 13:55 Patching Packages with PNPM 15:19 Patching Packages with Bun 16:49 Consequences of Patching Packages 18:44 Summary