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# Frontend dependencies
## Package manager
We use [Yarn ](https://yarnpkg.com/ ) to manage frontend dependencies. There are a few exceptions:
- [FontAwesome ](https://fontawesome.com/ ), installed via the `font-awesome-rails` gem: we are working to replace it with
[GitLab SVGs ](https://gitlab-org.gitlab.io/gitlab-svgs/ ) icons library.
- [ACE ](https://ace.c9.io/ ) editor, installed via the `ace-rails-ap` gem.
- Other dependencies found under `vendor/assets/` .
## Updating dependencies
### Renovate GitLab Bot
We use the [Renovate GitLab Bot ](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/frontend/renovate-gitlab-bot ) to
automatically create merge requests for updating dependencies of several projects. You can find the
up-to-date list of projects managed by the renovate bot in the project’
updated using renovate are:
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- [`@gitlab/ui` ](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ui )
- [`@gitlab/svgs` ](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-svgs )
- [`@gitlab/eslint-plugin` ](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/frontend/eslint-plugin )
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### Blocked dependencies
We discourage installing some dependencies in [GitLab repository ](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab )
because they can create conflicts in the dependency tree. Blocked dependencies are declared in the
`blockDependencies` property of GitLab’ `package.json` file ](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/master/package.json ).
## Dependency notes
### BootstrapVue
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[BootstrapVue ](https://bootstrap-vue.org/ ) is a component library built with Vue.js and Bootstrap.
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We wrap BootstrapVue components in [GitLab UI ](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ui/ ) with the
purpose of applying visual styles and usage guidelines specified in the
[Pajamas Design System ](https://design.gitlab.com/ ). For this reason, we recommend not installing
BootstrapVue directly in the GitLab repository. Instead create a wrapper of the BootstrapVue
component you want to use in GitLab UI first.
