Is it possible to install libraries in custom components via npm install or are their certain limits like a library can’t have dependencies? I’m going through the docs and I’m a bit confused as to the limitations on adding libraries for custom components.

[image] benjaminfortunato: Just to clarify npm works and we don’t need to use a UMD library? Correct! You're probably seeing references to the previous generation of custom component, if I had to guess. When developing using the Custom Component Library feature, you can install packages and g…

Custom components support full NPM install

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benjaminfortunato October 23, 2024, 5:56pm 9

Awesome thanks!

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Custom components support full NPM install

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