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fix(wxt): explain missing globals when loading entrypoints - #2679
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Add context to entrypoint import errors packages/wxt/src/internal/builders/vite/index.ts, packages/wxt/e2e/tests/entrypoint-errors.test.ts |
Matching undefined-name ReferenceErrors now include the entrypoint path and loader guidance, with the original error retained as the cause. Tests cover missing browser globals during evaluation, errors from imported dependencies, preservation of unrelated thrown values, and browser globals accessed inside main. |
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Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Low
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Some entrypoint typos may receive misleading advice. This is a bounded diagnostic issue, so the change is mergeable with a wording fix or owner acceptance.
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Check name Status Explanation Resolution Linked Issues check Issue #1056requires a clearer missing-browser-global error and a link tohttps://wxt.dev/guide/go-further/entrypoint-loaders.html. The implementation adds the entrypoint path, Node.js guidance, and…Use the documentation URL required by issue #1056in the error message and update the diagnostic test assertion.-
Check name Status Explanation Title check The title "fix(wxt): explain missing globals when loading entrypoints" matches the main change. The diff adds a ReferenceError wrapper in ViteBuilder.importEntrypoints that reports the entrypoint path… Description check The description follows the template. It has an Overview covering the change, the original error cause, and the rethrow behavior. It has Manual Testing steps with reproduction commands and results. Th… Out of Scope Changes check The changed builder logic handles entrypoint import errors. The added tests verify the requested diagnostics, error preservation, and valid browser-global usage inside main. These changes directly s…Docstring Coverage No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 0 functions across 2… Full details: Title check
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The title "fix(wxt): explain missing globals when loading entrypoints" matches the main change. The diff adds a ReferenceError wrapper in ViteBuilder.importEntrypoints that reports the entrypoint path and guidance for browser globals used outside main. The title is specific and concise, and it names the affected package.
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The description follows the template. It has an Overview covering the change, the original error cause, and the rethrow behavior. It has Manual Testing steps with reproduction commands and results. The Related Issue section links issue
#1056with the closing phrase. The description is complete and specific.
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The changed builder logic handles entrypoint import errors. The added tests verify the requested diagnostics, error preservation, and valid browser-global usage inside
main. These changes directly support issue#1056. No unrelated change is shown.
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#1056requires a clearer missing-browser-global error and a link tohttps://wxt.dev/guide/go-further/entrypoint-loaders.html. The implementation adds the entrypoint path, Node.js guidance, and the original error ascause. The tests cover prepare, build, dependency imports, unrelated failures, and browser access insidemain. However, the implementation and tests usehttps://wxt.dev/guide/essentials/config/entrypoint-loaders, not the URL required by issue#1056.Resolution
Use the documentation URL required by issue
#1056in the error message and update the diagnostic test assertion.
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Review comments at @packages/wxt/src/internal/builders/vite/index.ts:
- Line 144: Update the error message in importEntrypoints to make moving a call
into main conditional on it being a browser API. Preserve the relative path,
original error cause, Node.js environment context, and documentation link.
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Make the browser API advice conditional.
importEntrypoints applies this message to every matching ReferenceError. A misspelled identifier can also produce identifier is not defined, so the message can incorrectly advise moving a non-browser API call into main. Keep the entrypoint path and original cause, but qualify the browser API advice.
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--- "a/packages/wxt/src/internal/builders/vite/index.ts" +++ "b/packages/wxt/src/internal/builders/vite/index.ts" @@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ relative(this.config.root, path), ); throw Error( - `${relativePath}: ${err.message}. Entrypoints are imported in a Node.js environment, so browser API calls should be inside the main function. See https://wxt.dev/guide/essentials/config/entrypoint-loaders`, + `${relativePath}: ${err.message}. If this is a browser API, the call should be inside the main function. Entrypoints are imported in a Node.js environment. See https://wxt.dev/guide/essentials/config/entrypoint-loaders`, { cause: err }, ); }
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…er APIs - Change message from prescriptive 'so browser API calls should be inside' to conditional 'If calling a browser API, move it inside' - Add e2e test case for typos/undefined variables to verify they get helpful but not misleading advice - Update existing test assertions to match new message format This addresses CodeRabbit feedback that typos throw the same error but should not get browser-specific advice. The new wording is more helpful for both cases.
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Overview
When an entrypoint uses an unavailable browser global outside its main function, preparation and builds fail with a bare ReferenceError. Include the entrypoint path, explain the build-time Node.js environment and link the entrypoint loader documentation so the error points to a solution.
The original error and stack are retained as the cause. Unrelated failures, including other ReferenceErrors, are rethrown unchanged.
Manual Testing
Add
new MutationObserver(() => {});above a content script definition, then runwxt prepareor build. The error includes the entrypoint path, guidance to move browser API calls intomain, and the documentation link. Moving the browser call insidemainallows preparation and builds to succeed.Local validation on macOS:
bun run test run e2e/tests/entrypoint-errors.test.ts --maxWorkers=2frompackages/wxt: all nine cases pass. Five diagnostic cases fail against the original importer.main.Related Issue
This PR closes #1056