Self Contained Modules (css, js etc.)

[eluser]Aken[/eluser]
In recent CI versions, there is an .htaccess file inside the application directory that will prevent ALL web requests to any and all files inside the application folder. So just tossing files into the application directory will not work unless you want to remove that .htaccess file, which is not recommended.

Ideally, you'll never have them packaged into one place, because you'll want to separate your application's files just as much as you'd separate the code logic. Consider using a "theme" folder in addition to your module folder. At least that way you'll only have two directories to worry about, to minimize any issues.