Babel-plugin-module-resolver: Not working with babel-node

[bashjs]

Plugins section from .babelrc file:

"plugins": [
  "inline-import",
  "transform-object-entries",
  "transform-object-rest-spread",
  ["module-resolver", {
    "root": "./src"
  }]
]

Resolving works fine with babel src command creating a final build.

But when I'm trying to debug my app locally using babel-node w/o transpiling, it doesn't want to resolve root path saying: Cannot find module 'utils/api'

Folders structure:
.babelrc
package.json
src/utils/api.js

[fatfisz]

I'm not sure if I understand this bit:

But when I'm trying to debug my app locally using babel-node w/o transpiling, it doesn't want to resolve root path saying: Cannot find module 'utils/api'

If you don't transpile, then the plugin is not applied.

[bashjs]

I thought it applies all plugins from .babelrc automatically.

Is there any option to run a script using babel-node or via node parameter -r babel-register and get module resolving on-the-fly?

[fatfisz]

That's strange - could you publish a small reproduction repo on GitHub?

[bashjs]

Sure, here it is: https://github.com/bashjs/babel-example

[fatfisz]

Thanks, I'll take a look at it later this day.

[fatfisz]

I was unable to reproduce. I tried doing it both on Windows and Ubuntu and it just worked. Maybe you need to clear Babel cache or something? Here's a dump from my console when running on Ubuntu:

➜  ~ g clone https://github.com/bashjs/babel-example.git
Cloning into 'babel-example'...
remote: Counting objects: 26, done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (15/15), done.
remote: Total 26 (delta 7), reused 23 (delta 6), pack-reused 0
Unpacking objects: 100% (26/26), done.
Checking connectivity... done.
➜  ~ cd babel-example 
➜  babel-example git:(master) npm i
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: [email protected] (node_modules/fsevents):
npm WARN notsup SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Unsupported platform for [email protected]: wanted {"os":"darwin","arch":"any"} (current: {"os":"linux","arch":"x64"})

added 182 packages in 3.837s
➜  babel-example git:(master) ✗ npm run dev

> [email protected] dev /home/fatfisz/babel-example
> node -r babel-register ./src/script.js

UKRAINE


   ╭─────────────────────────────────────╮
   │                                     │
   │   Update available 5.6.0 → 6.2.0    │
   │     Run npm i -g npm to update      │
   │                                     │
   ╰─────────────────────────────────────╯

➜  babel-example git:(master) ✗ gco working 
M package-lock.json
Branch working set up to track remote branch working from origin.
Switched to a new branch 'working'
➜  babel-example git:(working) ✗ npm i
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: [email protected] (node_modules/fsevents):
npm WARN notsup SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Unsupported platform for [email protected]: wanted {"os":"darwin","arch":"any"} (current: {"os":"linux","arch":"x64"})

up to date in 1.787s
➜  babel-example git:(working) ✗ npm run dev

> [email protected] dev /home/fatfisz/babel-example
> node -r babel-register ./src/script.js

UKRAINE
➜  babel-example git:(working) ✗

[fatfisz]

Btw. I also tried removing "root" from module-resolver config and then it resulted in an error (just a sanity check to see if module-resolver is working as expected).

[bashjs]

Thank you for your response! I'll double check.

UPD It is magically works fine now. Thank you again for your time!
It somebody will encounter this issue: Try to clean babel cache

UPD2 Actually, root of my issue was Working directory parameter in Node.js Run/Debug script section in WebStorm.
It should be that folder, where your .babelrc file lies (usually root of your project)