autolink.js

var fs = require('fs');
var meta = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('./package.json'));

var ignored = String(fs.readFileSync('./.gitignore')).split('\n');
function ignore(entry){
	if( ignored.indexOf(entry) === -1 ){
		fs.appendFileSync('./.gitignore', '\n' + entry);
		ignored.push(entry);
	}	
}

if( meta.dependencies ){
	ignore('node_modules/');

	Object.keys(meta.dependencies).forEach(function(dependency){
		var dependencyLocation = 'node_modules/' + dependency;
		var dependencySymlink = 'lib';

		if( dependency[0] === '@' ){
			dependencySymlink+= dependency.slice(dependency.indexOf('/'));
		}
		else{
			dependencySymlink+= '/' + dependency;
		}

		if( false === fs.existsSync(dependencySymlink) ){
			ignore(dependencySymlink);
			fs.symlinkSync(dependencyLocation, dependencySymlink, 'junction');
		}		
	});
}