SWC plugin for transforming import path
swc-plugin-transform-import
Inspired from babel-plugin-transform-imports
Installation
npm i -D swc-plugin-transform-import
Uses with webpack-config
// webpack.config.js
const PluginTransformImport = require('swc-plugin-transform-import');
module: {
rules: [
{
test: /\.(ts|tsx|js|jsx)$/,
exclude: /node_modules/,
use: [{
loader: 'swc-loader',
options: {
plugin: (m) => new PluginTransformImport.default({
"lodash": {
"transform": "lodash/${member}",
"preventFullImport": true
}
}).visitProgram(m),
}
}]
},
],
};
import { Row, Grid as MyGrid } from 'react-bootstrap';
import { merge } from 'lodash';
…into default style imports:
import Row from 'react-bootstrap/lib/Row';
import MyGrid from 'react-bootstrap/lib/Grid';
import merge from 'lodash/merge';
Note: this plugin is not restricted to the react-bootstrap and lodash
libraries. You may use it with any library.
That’s stupid, why would you do that?
When SWC encounters a member style import such as:
import { Grid, Row, Col } from 'react-bootstrap';
it will generate something similarish to:
var reactBootstrap = require('react-bootstrap');
var Grid = reactBootstrap.Grid;
var Row = reactBootstrap.Row;
var Col = reactBootstrap.Col;
Some libraries, such as react-bootstrap and lodash, are rather large and
pulling in the entire module just to use a few pieces would cause unnecessary
bloat to your client optimized (webpack etc.) bundle. The only way around
this is to use default style imports:
import Grid from 'react-bootstrap/lib/Grid';
import Row from 'react-bootstrap/lib/Row';
import Col from 'react-bootstrap/lib/Col';
But, the more pieces we need, the more this sucks. This plugin will allow you
to pull in just the pieces you need, without a separate import for each item.
Additionally, it can be configured to throw when somebody accidentally writes
an import which would cause the entire module to resolve, such as:
import Bootstrap, { Grid } from 'react-bootstrap';
// -- or --
import * as Bootstrap from 'react-bootstrap';
Installation
npm install --save-dev swc-plugin-transform-import
Advanced Transformations
In cases where the provided default string replacement transformation is not
sufficient (for example, needing to execute a RegExp on the import name), you
may instead provide a path to a .js file which exports a function to run
instead. Keep in mind that the .js file will be require
d relative from this
plugin’s path, likely located in /node_modules/babel-plugin-transform-imports
.
You may provide any filename, as long as it ends with .js
.
.babelrc:
{
"plugins": [
["transform-imports", {
"my-library": {
"transform": "../../path/to/transform.js",
"preventFullImport": true
}
}]
]
}
/path/to/transform.js:
module.exports = function(importName) {
return 'my-library/etc/' + importName.toUpperCase();
};
Options
Name | Type | Required | Default | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
transform |
string |
yes | undefined |
The library name to use instead of the one specified in the import statement. ${member} will be replaced with the member, aka Grid/Row/Col/etc. Alternatively, pass a path to a .js file which exports a function to process the transform (see Advanced Transformations) |
preventFullImport |
boolean |
no | false |
Whether or not to throw when an import is encountered which would cause the entire module to be imported. |
skipDefaultConversion |
boolean |
no | false |
When set to true, will preserve import { X } syntax instead of converting to import X . |