Deno compatibility with local Node/NPM package
Hey everyone, I'm hoping to get some configuration advice for a tricky scenario involving Deno compatibility with a local package that targets the npm ecosystem.
I’m using a framework called SST, which generates a sidecar package inside an
My Deno code needs to import types from this generated directory. The problem seems rooted in
How do I make Deno treat the sidecar package generated by SST as an npm module?
Things I’ve tried:
- Configuring the
- I got type hints working by adding
The error message and hint are noted, but as explained above, I don’t believe it’s applicable here because I need Deno to treat
Note sure if this is relevant, but SST uses Bun as their runtime — not sure if there's an extra compatibility layer to worry about there or not.
For a minimal repro, you can run these commands:
Thanks for any help you can provide!
I’m using a framework called SST, which generates a sidecar package inside an
.sst/.sst/ directory within my project. The .sst/.sst/ directory contains SST’s internal tooling, including its own package.jsonpackage.json and node_modulesnode_modules.My Deno code needs to import types from this generated directory. The problem seems rooted in
.sst/.sst/ targetting the npm ecosystem, but Deno treats .sst/.sst/ like any other source code in the project, e.g., expects import foo from 'npm:bar'import foo from 'npm:bar' instead of … from ‘bar’… from ‘bar’, or import { add } from ‘./calc.ts’import { add } from ‘./calc.ts’ instead of … from ‘./calc’… from ‘./calc’.How do I make Deno treat the sidecar package generated by SST as an npm module?
Things I’ve tried:
- Configuring the
patchpatch field in deno.jsondeno.json . Per the docs, patchpatch is currently limited to JSR packages.- I got type hints working by adding
"unstable": ["sloppy-imports"]"unstable": ["sloppy-imports"] to deno.jsondeno.json. But, deno checkdeno check fails with errors like:The error message and hint are noted, but as explained above, I don’t believe it’s applicable here because I need Deno to treat
.sst/.sst/ as an npm module.Note sure if this is relevant, but SST uses Bun as their runtime — not sure if there's an extra compatibility layer to worry about there or not.
For a minimal repro, you can run these commands:
Thanks for any help you can provide!
