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Create .gitattributes to exclude development files from releases - #94
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Pull Request Overview
This PR adds a .gitattributes file to exclude development files from release archives and Composer installations using --prefer-dist. This reduces the package size by omitting unnecessary development dependencies, configuration files, and tests when the package is installed in production environments.
Key changes:
- Added
.gitattributesfile withexport-ignoredeclarations for development files - Excluded common development files like tests, docs, linter configs, and build tools
- Added helpful comments explaining the purpose and usage
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Thanks for this, @BrianHenryIE!
Currently,
composer installinstalls the package with all its development files,/tests/,.prettierrc.jsetc. which are unnecessary when installing the package in another project.This PR adds
.gitattributesfile in the project root with a list of files markedexport-ignore.