web-infra-dev / web-infra-dev/rslib
[Bug]: `declare` statements are not preserved which breaks API extending for 3rd-party modules
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Description
Version
System:
OS: Linux 6.1 Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye) 11 (bullseye)
CPU: (2) x64 AMD EPYC
Memory: 2.74 GB / 4.14 GB
Container: Yes
Shell: Unknown
npmPackages:
@rslib/core: ^0.5.1 => 0.5.1
Details
Input:
declare global {
const x: string;
}
declare module "unist" {
interface Data {
key: string;
}
}
export * from "./test";
Output:
export declare const y: string;
export { }
Reproduce link
https://codesandbox.io/p/devbox/thirsty-leftpad-h3fczd
Reproduce Steps
npm run build
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First steps
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Research direction
Start with the TypeScript input and output shown in the issue, then run the provided CodeSandbox reproduction with npm run build. Compare how the declare global and declare module statements are handled; done means those declarations are preserved while the API extension remains usable.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100