ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND (with TypeScript import path aliases?)

[mtmacdonald]

Hello.

I have a Typescript Express app using pnpm workspaces and some import aliases (under compilerOptions.path in tsconfig.json), like this:

{
    "compilerOptions": {
        "paths": {
            "common/*": ["./common/*"],
            "server/*": ["./server/*"],
            "client/*": ["./client/*"],
        },
  }
}

Today, I use tsx, and invoke my "development mode" server like this:

"server": "tsx watch ./server/server.ts",

I've tried to do the same using oxc-node

"server": "node --import @oxc-node/core/register ./server/server.ts",

But I get import errors like:

node:internal/modules/run_main:123
    triggerUncaughtException(
    ^
Error [ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND]: Cannot find package 'common' imported from <repo_path>/common/enums/feature-enums.ts
Did you mean to import "<file:///<repo_path>/common/Internationalisation/translation-map.json"?
    at Object.getPackageJSONURL (node:internal/modules/package_json_reader:266:9)
    at packageResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:767:81)
    at moduleResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:853:18)
    at defaultResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:983:11)
    at nextResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/hooks:748:28)
    at resolve (file:///<repo_path>/node_modules/.pnpm/@oxc-node+core@0.0.35/node_modules/@oxc-node/core/esm.mjs:16:10)
    at nextResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/hooks:748:28)
    at Hooks.resolve (node:internal/modules/esm/hooks:240:30)
    at handleMessage (node:internal/modules/esm/worker:199:24)
    at Immediate.checkForMessages [as _onImmediate] (node:internal/modules/esm/worker:141:28) {
  code: 'ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND'
}

Node.js v22.19.0

[nules/run_main:123](node:internal/modules/run_main:123)
    triggerUncaughtException(
    ^
Error [ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND]: Cannot find package 'common' imported from  <repo_path>/server/rootroutes/rootroutes.ts
    at Object.getPackageJSONURL (node:internal/modules/package_json_reader:266:9)
    at packageResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:767:81)
    at moduleResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:853:18)
    at defaultResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:983:11)
    at nextResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/hooks:748:28)
    at resolve (file:///<repo_path>/node_modules/.pnpm/@oxc-node+core@0.0.35/node_modules/@oxc-node/core/esm.mjs:16:10)
    at nextResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/hooks:748:28)
    at Hooks.resolve (node:internal/modules/esm/hooks:240:30)
    at handleMessage (node:internal/modules/esm/worker:199:24)
    at Immediate.checkForMessages (node:internal/modules/esm/worker:141:28) {
  code: 'ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND'
}

Node.js v22.19.0

Any pointers / tips? I wondered if it's a config issue (like oxc-node not detecting my tsconfig.json). If you need a "minimal reproduction" example, I can try to make one.

Thank you again for the great tool!