link_sadness.js

// given a structure of
// cwd/
// ..vendor/
// ....my_lib/
// ......foo.js
// ..link_sadness.js

var fs = require('fs');
fs.symlinkSync(process.cwd() + '/vendor/my_lib', 'my_symlinked_lib');
fs.linkSync('my_symlinked_lib', 'my_hardlinked_lib');

// this will create:
// cwd/
// ..vendor/
// ....my_lib/
// ......foo.js
// ..my_symlinked_lib symlinked to vendor/my_lib/
// ..my_hardlinked_lib hard linked to my_symlinked_lib/
// ..link_sadness.js
//
// now, if you `rm -rf my_hard_linked_lib`, it'll become:
// cwd/
// ..vendor/
// ....my_lib/
// ..my_symlinked_lib symlinked to vendor/my_lib/
// ..link_sadness.js
//
// notice that vendor/my_lib/foo.js is gone D: