microsoft / microsoft/TypeScript

Organize imports: add an option to put all absolute paths after node_modules ones

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Description

Feature Request

Add a configuration option that to sort all the absolute paths (i.e. with baseUrl = /src in jsconfig.json) after all the node_modules paths.

Reason

More and more people use alias to avoid long relative paths. It's a common practice to have first the third-party imports, then the absolute paths, and finally the relative ones.

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by locating the organize-imports implementation and its configuration handling. Trace how absolute, node_modules, and relative imports are currently grouped, then identify the relevant tests; done means the new option places absolute imports after node_modules imports without changing the default behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, typescript
Domain
developer-experience, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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