App extension with symbolic link in package.json throws error App Extension "generic-components-service" has missing index script...

[bizmarker]

What happened?

When running quasar prepare, an app extension that is linked via file:// in package.json throws exception that there is a missing index script.

What did you expect to happen?

prepare would complete with success

Reproduction URL

n/a

How to reproduce?

1. npm add --save-dev file:../../Code/CommonLib/WebClientLib/quasar/app-extensions/generic-components-service
2. quasar ext invoke generic-components-service
3. quasar prepare

Error thrown:

App • ⚠️ App Extension "generic-components-service" has missing index script...

Flavour

Quasar CLI with Vite (@quasar/cli | @quasar/app-vite)

Areas

App Extension API

Platforms/Browsers

Chrome

Quasar info output

Operating System - Linux(5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2.x86_64) - linux/x64
NodeJs - 20.18.0

Global packages
  NPM - 10.8.2
  yarn - Not installed
  pnpm - Not installed
  bun - Not installed
  @quasar/cli - 2.4.1
  @quasar/icongenie - Not installed
  cordova - Not installed

Important local packages
  quasar - 2.17.4 -- Build high-performance VueJS user interfaces (SPA, PWA, SSR, Mobile and Desktop) in record time
  @quasar/app-vite - 2.0.0-rc.3 -- Quasar Framework App CLI with Vite
  @quasar/extras - 1.16.13 -- Quasar Framework fonts, icons and animations
  eslint-plugin-quasar - Not installed
  vue - 3.5.13 -- The progressive JavaScript framework for building modern web UI.
  vue-router - 4.4.5
  pinia - 2.2.6 -- Intuitive, type safe and flexible Store for Vue
  vuex - Not installed
  vite - 5.4.11 -- Native-ESM powered web dev build tool
  vite-plugin-checker - Not installed
  eslint - 8.57.1 -- An AST-based pattern checker for JavaScript.
  esbuild - 0.24.0 -- An extremely fast JavaScript and CSS bundler and minifier.
  typescript - 5.5.4 -- TypeScript is a language for application scale JavaScript development
  workbox-build - Not installed
  register-service-worker - Not installed
  electron - Not installed
  @electron/packager - Not installed
  electron-builder - Not installed
  @capacitor/core - Not installed
  @capacitor/cli - Not installed
  @capacitor/android - Not installed
  @capacitor/ios - Not installed

Quasar App Extensions
  @quasar/quasar-app-extension-testing-unit-vitest - 1.1.0 -- A Quasar App Extension for running tests with Vitest
  quasar-app-extension-generic-components-service - 0.0.1 -- Web client common library

Relevant log output

No response

Additional context

package.json:

`{
"name": "testwebclient",
"version": "0.0.1",
"description": "Test Web Client",
"productName": "Test Web Client",
"author": "[email protected]",
"type": "module",
"private": true,
"scripts": {
"lint": "eslint --ext .js,.ts,.vue ./",
"format": "prettier --write "**/*.{js,ts,vue,scss,html,md,json}" --ignore-path .gitignore",
"test": "echo "No test specified" && exit 0",
"dev": "quasar dev",
"build": "quasar build",
"postinstall": "quasar prepare"
},
,
"dependencies": {
"@quasar/extras": "^1.16.4",
"axios": "^1.2.1",
"pinia": "^2.0.11",
"quasar": "^2.16.0",
"vue": "^3.4.18",
"vue-i18n": "^9.2.2",
"vue-router": "^4.0.12"
},
"devDependencies": {
"@intlify/unplugin-vue-i18n": "^2.0.0",
"@quasar/app-vite": "^2.0.0-rc.3",
"@quasar/quasar-app-extension-testing-unit-vitest": "^1.1.0",
"@types/node": "^20.5.9",
"@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^7.16.0",
"@typescript-eslint/parser": "^7.16.0",
"autoprefixer": "^10.4.2",
"eslint": "^8.57.1",
"eslint-config-prettier": "^9.0.0",
"eslint-plugin-vue": "^9.0.0",
"prettier": "^3.0.3",
"quasar-app-extension-generic-components-service": "file:../../Code/CommonLib/WebClientLib/quasar/app-extensions/generic-components-service",
"typescript": "~5.5.3",
"vite-plugin-checker": "^0.8.0",
"vitest": "^2.1.5",
"vue-tsc": "^2.0.29"
},
"engines": {
"node": "^24 || ^22 || ^20 || ^18",
"npm": ">= 6.13.4",
"yarn": ">= 1.21.1"
}
}

quasar.extensions.json:{
"@quasar/testing-unit-vitest": {
"options": [
"ui"
]
},
"generic-components-service": {}
}
`

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