import-meta-resolve
Advanced tools
The import-meta-resolve package provides utilities for resolving module specifiers in the same way that Node.js does for ES modules. It allows developers to programmatically resolve specifiers from the context of a specific file or URL, which can be useful for tooling that needs to understand module resolution, bundlers, and other development tools.
Resolving module specifiers
This feature allows you to resolve the full path of a module specifier from a specific context, typically the URL of the importing module. The code sample demonstrates how to use the resolve function to find the full path of 'some-module' as if it were being imported from the current module.
import { resolve } from 'import-meta-resolve';
(async () => {
const resolved = await resolve('some-module', import.meta.url);
console.log(resolved);
})();The 'resolve' package is a popular Node.js module resolution algorithm that can be used programmatically. It is similar to import-meta-resolve but does not specifically target ES module resolution semantics. It is more general-purpose and can resolve CommonJS modules as well.
This package is used internally by webpack to resolve module paths. It is highly configurable and can handle complex resolution scenarios, including loaders and plugin systems. While it offers more features than import-meta-resolve, it is also more complex and tailored to webpack's ecosystem.
Resolve things like Node.js.
This package is a ponyfill for import.meta.resolve.
It supports everything you need to resolve files just like modern Node does:
import maps, export maps, loading CJS and ESM projects, all of that!
As of Node.js 19.1, import.meta.resolve is still behind an experimental flag.
This package can be used to do what it does in Node 14–18.
This package is ESM only. In Node.js (version 14.14+, 16.0+), install with npm:
npm install import-meta-resolve
import {resolve} from 'import-meta-resolve'
// A file:
console.log(await resolve('./index.js', import.meta.url))
//=> file:///Users/tilde/Projects/oss/import-meta-resolve/index.js
// A CJS package:
console.log(await resolve('builtins', import.meta.url))
//=> file:///Users/tilde/Projects/oss/import-meta-resolve/node_modules/builtins/index.js
// A scoped CJS package:
console.log(await resolve('@eslint/eslintrc', import.meta.url))
//=> file:///Users/tilde/Projects/oss/import-meta-resolve/node_modules/@eslint/eslintrc/lib/index.js
// A package with an export map:
console.log(await resolve('tape/lib/test', import.meta.url))
//=> file:///Users/tilde/Projects/oss/import-meta-resolve/node_modules/tape/lib/test.js
// A node builtin:
console.log(await resolve('fs', import.meta.url))
//=> node:fs
This package exports the identifiers resolve and moduleResolve.
There is no default export.
resolve(specifier, parent)Match import.meta.resolve except that parent is required (you can pass
import.meta.url).
specifier (string)
— the module specifier to resolve relative to parent
(/example.js, ./example.js, ../example.js, some-package, fs, etc).parent (string, example: import.meta.url)
— the absolute parent module URL to resolve from.
You should pass import.meta.url or something else.Returns a promise that resolves to a full file:, data:, or node: URL
(string) to the found thing.
moduleResolve(specifier, parent, conditions, preserveSymlinks)The “Resolver Algorithm Specification” as detailed in the Node docs
(which is sync and slightly lower-level than resolve).
specifier (string)
— /example.js, ./example.js, ../example.js, some-package, fs, etcparent (URL, example: import.meta.url)
— full URL (to a file) that specifier is resolved relative fromconditions (Set<string>, default: new Set(['node', 'import']))
— conditionspreserveSymlinks (boolean, default: false)
— keep symlinks instead of resolving themA URL object (URL) to the found thing.
The algorithm for resolve matches how Node handles import.meta.resolve, with
a couple of differences.
The algorithm for moduleResolve matches the Resolver Algorithm
Specification as detailed in the Node docs (which is sync and slightly
lower-level than resolve).
parent defaulting to import.meta.url cannot be ponyfilled: you have to
explicitly pass it--experimental-json-modules, --experimental-wasm-modules,
--experimental-policy, --experimental-network-imports, --no-addons,
--input-type, --preserve-symlinks,
--preserve-symlinks-main, nor --conditions workWATCH_REPORT_DEPENDENCIES env variableString#slice
or so from being tampered with, whereas this doesn’tERR_INVALID_MODULE_SPECIFIER
— when specifier is invalid (example: '#')ERR_INVALID_PACKAGE_CONFIG
— when a package.json is invalid (example: invalid JSON)ERR_INVALID_PACKAGE_TARGET
— when a package.json exports or imports is invalid (example: when it
does not start with './')ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND
— when specifier cannot be found in parent (example: 'some-missing-package')ERR_NETWORK_IMPORT_DISALLOWED
— thrown when trying to resolve a local file or builtin from a remote file
(node:fs relative to 'https://example.com')ERR_PACKAGE_IMPORT_NOT_DEFINED
— when a local import is not defined in an import map (example: '#local'
when not defined)ERR_PACKAGE_PATH_NOT_EXPORTED
— when an export is not defined in an export map (example: 'tape/index.js',
which is not in its export map)ERR_UNSUPPORTED_DIR_IMPORT
— when attempting to import a directory (example: './lib/')ERR_UNKNOWN_FILE_EXTENSION
— when somehow reading a file that has an unexpected extensions ('./readme.md')ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE
— when conditions is incorrectERR_UNSUPPORTED_ESM_URL_SCHEME
— when an unexpected protocol is found ('xss:alert(1)')This package is fully typed with TypeScript.
It exports the additional types ErrnoException.
This package is at least compatible with all maintained versions of Node.js. As of now, that is Node.js 14.14+ and 16.0+.
Yes please! See How to Contribute to Open Source.
FAQs
Resolve things like Node.js — ponyfill for `import.meta.resolve`
We found that import-meta-resolve demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
Did you know?
Socket for GitHub automatically highlights issues in each pull request and monitors the health of all your open source dependencies. Discover the contents of your packages and block harmful activity before you install or update your dependencies.
Security News
Research
An advanced npm supply chain attack is leveraging Ethereum smart contracts for decentralized, persistent malware control, evading traditional defenses.
Security News
Research
Attackers are impersonating Sindre Sorhus on npm with a fake 'chalk-node' package containing a malicious backdoor to compromise developers' projects.
Security News
The npm package for the LottieFiles Player web component was hit with a supply chain attack after a software engineer's npmjs credentials were compromised.