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swc-node issue importing files outside of root directory
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Description
Describe the bug
swc-node throws a SyntaxError and crashes when importing files from outside the directory, even if included in the tsconfig files property.
This works with both tsc and ts-node.
I did look for any swc configuration options that might affect this, but didn't find anything that seemed relevant or that helped, but it's possible I'm just missing something in the config here.
See this repo for a basic example: https://github.com/kg-jcaron/swc-issue-repro
Thanks!
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Expected behavior
I expect swc-node to match the behaviour of tsc and ts-node and run without errors.
Actual behavior
Throws a SyntaxError and crashes:
export const someImportedValue = "hello world";
^^^^^^
SyntaxError: Unexpected token 'export'
at Object.compileFunction (node:vm:360:18)
at wrapSafe (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1094:15)
at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1129:27)
at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1219:10)
at Object.newLoader [as .ts] (/Users/xxxx/Documents/repos/swc-node-issue/node_modules/pirates/lib/index.js:141:7)
at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1043:32)
at Function.Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:878:12)
at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1067:19)
at require (node:internal/modules/cjs/helpers:103:18)
at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/xxxx/Documents/repos/swc-node-issue/primary/index.ts:6:18)
Version
1.3.38
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Research direction
Run the linked swc-issue-repro with swc-node 1.3.38 and compare its handling of the outside-root import with tsc and ts-node. Trace the relevant swc-node loading behavior from that reproduction; done means the example runs without the SyntaxError and matches the expected behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- node.js, typescript
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100