concerning node_modules dir on user systems

[bbannon]

Presently, each package sets up node_modules, often creating duplicates.

Without changing the format of package.json, I suggest modifying the structure of node_modules behind the scenes.

For example, to install

• stylelint@10
• stylelint@11
• stylelint-config-standard@12
• stylelint-config-standard@13
• stylelint-config-eslint@14
• stylelint-config-eslint@15

Make the node_modules file structure as:

node_modules

• stylelint
• • @10
• • @11
• • config
• • • standard
• • • • @12
• • • • @13
• • • eslint
• • • • @14
• • • • @15

In other words, break the package, and it's dependancies, on the "-" and the "@" to form sub-folders.
This should eliminate duplicates on the user system, and still have specific versions available for various dependancies.
It sounds easy enough, but I'm not good enough with javascript to.pull it off myself.

[bbannon]

Every package I install has a node_modules dir. Each one loads copies of dependancies. There are dozens of duplicate files scattered among them. One node_modules at the root, with a single directory tree, to hold all of them, should not need duplicates. Unless I'm doing something wrong.

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