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Summary

Adds a flag BP_NODE_LAUNCH_REQUIRES_MODULES to disable the launch dependncy on node_modules layer, which is not required for bundled applications (eg Nuxt).

Fixes #736

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Enables significant reduction in ouput image size, in conjunction with paketo-buildpacks/source-removal.

Example from app I was working on - 493MB down to just 20MB by removing the workspace node_modules folder.

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Add ability to remove dependency on node_modules at runtime

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