RIrichajak·Jan 8, 2025
I have been reading the discussion on https://github.com/nodejs/loaders/issues/208 however I am still not sure what is the decision.
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4 sourcesThere's a "dedicated thread" on the question here https://github.com/nodejs/loaders/issues/214
There are about 100 messages in the comments on the linked PR all about the import extensions compatibility/consequences :)
There's a "roadmap doc" here https://github.com/nodejs/loaders/issues/217 that states "No .js extension for .ts files."
> I'd prefer it break existing code to enforce correctness
That seems to be the goal and intent (from TS and Node team too https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/53725#issuecomment-22301... )
> Will it transform esm import syntax into require statements?
IIUC no
see the docs about which module system Node picks for the loaded files https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/main/doc/api/typescript.... ("Node.js will not convert from one module system to another")
In Node.js adds experimental support for TypeScriptthis is the roadmap https://github.com/nodejs/loaders/issues/217.
We talked with the typescript team and we will give each other continous feedback on the progression. We made sure to take some precautions in order to avoid breaking the ecosystem. I still think in production, js is the way to go, so users should always transpile their ts files.
In Node.js adds experimental support for TypeScriptIt looks like the team has already considered this in one regard
> There is already a precedent for something that Node.js support, that can be upgraded seperately, its NPM.
Node bundles a version of npm that can upgraded separately, we could do the same with our TypeScript transpiler.
> We could create a package that we bundle but that can also be downloaded from NPM, keep a stable version in core, but if TypeScript releases new features that we don't support or breaking changes, or users want to use the new shiny experimental feature, they can upgrade it separately.
This ensures that users are not locked, but also provides support for a TypeScript version for the whole 3 years of the lifetime of Node.js release.
https://github.com/nodejs/loaders/issues/217
In Node.js adds experimental support for TypeScript