[Storage] Cannot run "npm install" in samples as instructed in README

[mikeharder]

The Storage samples README instructs users to run the following command:

npm install @azure/storage-blob@12.0.0-preview.3

However, this command fails when run in a clone of the full repo (using preview.2 since preview.3 was not published at the time of issue creation):

$ npm install @azure/storage-blob@12.0.0-preview.2
npm ERR! code ENOSELF
npm ERR! Refusing to install package with name "@azure/storage-blob" under a package
npm ERR! also called "@azure/storage-blob". Did you name your project the same
npm ERR! as the dependency you're installing?

[HarshaNalluru]

We will be releasing the preview 3 storage SDKs tomorrow.

[mikeharder]

@HarshaNalluru: I don't think the issue is related to preview.2 vs preview.3. I think the root cause is npm will not allow the install of @azure/storage-blob under the sdk/storage/storage-blob/samples folder. It would work in a different folder not under sdk/storage/storage-blob.

[HarshaNalluru]

Thanks, Mike. I guess I didn't read the whole message.

This can be avoided by having a dummy package.json in the samples folder or by adding "npm init -y" step in the samples/readme before npm install @azure/storage-blob@12.0.0-preview.2 step.

I'll create a PR for this.

[HarshaNalluru]

#5134