build fails with import statement in 3.1.6

Describe the bug

npm run build fails to complete with v3.1.6 giving me the error “[plugin externalize-deps] Failed to resolve entry for package “fs”. The package may have incorrect main/module/exports specified in its package.json.” I resolved the problem by downgrading to Vite 3.1.4.

Reproduction

https://stackblitz.com/edit/vitejs-vite-rssden

System Info

System:
    OS: macOS 12.5.1
    CPU: (12) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-9750H CPU @ 2.60GHz
    Memory: 1.03 GB / 16.00 GB
    Shell: 5.8.1 - /bin/zsh
  Binaries:
    Node: 14.20.0 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v14.20.0/bin/node
    npm: 6.14.17 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v14.20.0/bin/npm
  npmPackages:
    @vitejs/plugin-vue: ^3.1.2 => 3.1.2
    vite: ^3.1.6 => 3.1.6

Used Package Manager

npm

Logs

ERROR] [plugin externalize-deps] Failed to resolve entry for package “fs”. The package may have incorrect main/module/exports specified in its package.json.

node_modules/esbuild/lib/main.js:1327:27:
  1327 │         let result = await callback({
       ╵                            ^

at packageEntryFailure (file:///Users/markbokil/dev/clinic-frx-delivery-log-ui/node_modules/vite/dist/node/chunks/dep-db16f19c.js:34841:11)
at resolvePackageEntry (file:///Users/markbokil/dev/clinic-frx-delivery-log-ui/node_modules/vite/dist/node/chunks/dep-db16f19c.js:34838:5)
at tryNodeResolve (file:///Users/markbokil/dev/clinic-frx-delivery-log-ui/node_modules/vite/dist/node/chunks/dep-db16f19c.js:34584:20)
at file:///Users/markbokil/dev/clinic-frx-delivery-log-ui/node_modules/vite/dist/node/chunks/dep-db16f19c.js:63459:44
at requestCallbacks.on-resolve (/Users/markbokil/dev/clinic-frx-delivery-log-ui/node_modules/esbuild/lib/main.js:1327:28)
at handleRequest (/Users/markbokil/dev/clinic-frx-delivery-log-ui/node_modules/esbuild/lib/main.js:697:19)
at handleIncomingPacket (/Users/markbokil/dev/clinic-frx-delivery-log-ui/node_modules/esbuild/lib/main.js:719:7)
at Socket.readFromStdout (/Users/markbokil/dev/clinic-frx-delivery-log-ui/node_modules/esbuild/lib/main.js:647:7)
at Socket.emit (events.js:400:28)
at addChunk (internal/streams/readable.js:293:12)

This error came from the “onResolve” callback registered here:

node_modules/esbuild/lib/main.js:1251:20:
  1251 │       let promise = setup({
       ╵                     ^

at setup (file:///Users/markbokil/dev/clinic-frx-delivery-log-ui/node_modules/vite/dist/node/chunks/dep-db16f19c.js:63456:27)
at handlePlugins (/Users/markbokil/dev/clinic-frx-delivery-log-ui/node_modules/esbuild/lib/main.js:1251:21)
at buildOrServeImpl (/Users/markbokil/dev/clinic-frx-delivery-log-ui/node_modules/esbuild/lib/main.js:942:5)
at Object.buildOrServe (/Users/markbokil/dev/clinic-frx-delivery-log-ui/node_modules/esbuild/lib/main.js:750:5)
at /Users/markbokil/dev/clinic-frx-delivery-log-ui/node_modules/esbuild/lib/main.js:2085:17
at new Promise (<anonymous>)
at Object.build (/Users/markbokil/dev/clinic-frx-delivery-log-ui/node_modules/esbuild/lib/main.js:2084:14)
at build (/Users/markbokil/dev/clinic-frx-delivery-log-ui/node_modules/esbuild/lib/main.js:1931:51)
at bundleConfigFile (file:///Users/markbokil/dev/clinic-frx-delivery-log-ui/node_modules/vite/dist/node/chunks/dep-db16f19c.js:63423:26)

The plugin “externalize-deps” was triggered by this import

vite.config.js:3:15:
  3 │ import fs from 'fs'

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[sodatea]

https://stackblitz.com/edit/vitejs-vite-vgmevm?file=package.json&file=vite.config.js

[mbokil]

No your analysis of the bug is incorrect. The fs import is needed by our business. Note that I had to include a minimal test case for the reproduction since I can’t add certs to the reproduction. This code below works in 3.1.4 but fails for anything after that. We use certs for HTTPS for Okta security.

import { fileURLToPath, URL } from 'url'
import { defineConfig } from 'vite'
import fs from 'fs'
import vue from '@vitejs/plugin-vue'
 
export default defineConfig({
  server: {
    https: {
      key: fs.readFileSync('./cert/key.pem'),
      cert: fs.readFileSync('./cert/cert.pem')
    }
  },
  plugins: [
                vue({})
  ],
  resolve: {
    alias: {
      '@': fileURLToPath(new URL('./src', import.meta.url))
    }
  }
})