A separate package to bundle all the third-party dependencies that the main package requires. This bundled package will then be used as a single dependency in the main package.

Its Potential Effects:

• Reduced Installation Time: Users will experience a reduced installation time since they only need to install a single bundled package instead of multiple individual packages, which can streamline the installation process and potentially reduce the overall installation time.

• Avoiding Version Conflicts: This strategy will help in avoiding version conflicts that often occur when different packages require different versions of the same dependency. It essentially eliminates the complexities associated with managing multiple interdependent packages, often referred to as "dependency hell".

Exceptions

Our initial intent was to avoid including any third-party packages in the main npm package and instead bundle all of them within this package. However, we encountered the following challenges:

1. MUI Theming Issues: Bundling MUI-related packages here led to theme integration problems, resulting in visual inconsistencies.

2. useImmer Functionality: When bundled within this package, the use-immer package did not operate as anticipated.

Given these issues, we made the decision to exclude and not bundle MUI-related packages and the use-immer package in this package. Instead, we added and bundled both MUI-related packages and the use-immer package directly within the main package.