- Barrel File in JavaScript: It's a module that combines and re-exports multiple exports from other files into one entry point, enabling importing multiple items from a single file instead of separately. It's often seen via an
index.jsin a directory with multiple files. - Advantages and Disadvantages: Convenient but can impact build performance, tree-shaking, and developer tooling.
- Killing Huge Barrel Files: In a big codebase, the goal was to stop referencing barrel files by changing imports. Manual or smart search & replace was not feasible due to multiple import paths and edge cases.
- Using Codemod: Decided to build a codemod instead. Leveraged AI (Claude 3.5 Sonnet) as prior experience was limited. The codemod is designed to work with [jscodeshift] to modify TypeScript/JavaScript files.
Codemod Details:
- Defines
BARREL_IMPORTSandDROP_LAST_SEGMENT_PATHSlists. - Uses functions like
getCompilerOptions,resolveModule, andbuildExportMapto handle module resolution and build an export map. - The
transformfunction iterates throughImportDeclarationnodes, finds matching barrel files, and replaces them with new imports based on the export map and other conditions. - If modified, logs a message and returns the modified source code; otherwise, returns null.
- Defines
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