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fix(lit): make copy-spec script cross-platform compatible
Objective: Resolve build failures on Windows operating systems caused by Unix-specific shell commands in the copy-spec script.
1. The Problem
The original package.json script for copy-spec relied on shell commands that are native to Linux and macOS but incompatible with the standard Windows Command Prompt (cmd.exe):
mkdir -p: The-pflag (create parent directories) is not supported by the Windowsmkdircommand.cp: This is a Unix copy command; Windows usescopyorxcopy.
Original Code (Fails on Windows):
"copy-spec": {
"command": "mkdir -p src/0.8/schemas && cp ../../specification/0.8/json/*.json src/0.8/schemas",
...
}
2. The Solution
We replaced the platform-dependent shell commands with a Node.js script. Since Node.js is already a requirement for the project, using its built-in fs (File System) module allows us to perform file operations that work identically on Windows, Linux, and macOS.
3. Implementation Details
A. Created scripts/copy-spec.js
We added a new script that handles the logic programmatically:
- Resolve Paths: Uses
path.resolveto correctly locate the source (../../specification/0.8/json) and destination (src/0.8/schemas) directories relative to the script location, ensuring path separators (/vs\) are handled correctly for the OS. - Ensure Directory Exists: Uses
fs.mkdirSync(destDir, { recursive: true }). Therecursive: trueoption is the cross-platform equivalent ofmkdir -p. - Copy Files: properly iterates through files in the source directory and uses
fs.copyFileSyncto copy them one by one.
B. Updated package.json
We modified the copy-spec entry in package.json to execute this new script using the node runtime.
New Code (Works Everywhere):
"copy-spec": {
"command": "node scripts/copy-spec.js",
"files": [
"../../specification/0.8/json/*.json",
"scripts/copy-spec.js"
],
...
}
4. Key Benefits
- Cross-Platform Compatibility: The project can now be built by contributors using Windows without needing WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) or Git Bash.
- Stability: Eliminates "syntax error" crashes during the build process on Windows.
- Maintainability: JavaScript logic is easier to read, debug, and extend than maintaining complex, chained shell commands.