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If you can use a package without them then they aren't really dependencies are they?

True, how should those things be called?

A good example is Consolidate, which provides a consistent API to various template libraries. You wouldn't want to force installation of all the unused libraries.

https://github.com/tj/consolidate.js

Will add a link to the "other problems" list, thanks!

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