babel-plugin-syntax-dynamic-import is a Babel syntax plugin that enables parsing of dynamic import() expressions in JavaScript code. It extends Babel's parser capabilities by adding the 'dynamicImport' plugin to the parser options, allowing developers to use ES2020 dynamic import syntax in code that will be processed by Babel.
npm install babel-plugin-syntax-dynamic-importimport syntaxDynamicImport from "babel-plugin-syntax-dynamic-import";CommonJS:
const syntaxDynamicImport = require("babel-plugin-syntax-dynamic-import");{
"plugins": ["syntax-dynamic-import"]
}babel --plugins syntax-dynamic-import script.jsrequire("babel-core").transform("code", {
plugins: ["syntax-dynamic-import"]
});import syntaxDynamicImport from "babel-plugin-syntax-dynamic-import";
// Used in preset or plugin configuration
export default {
plugins: [
syntaxDynamicImport,
// other plugins...
]
};The main export is a default function that returns a Babel plugin object with parser manipulation capabilities.
/**
* Default export function that returns a Babel plugin object
* @returns {BabelPlugin} Plugin object with manipulateOptions method
*/
export default function(): BabelPlugin;
interface BabelPlugin {
/**
* Modifies parser options to add 'dynamicImport' plugin to parser plugins array.
* This enables the Babel parser to recognize dynamic import() syntax.
* @param {any} opts - Babel options object (not used by this plugin)
* @param {ParserOptions} parserOpts - Parser options object with plugins array
*/
manipulateOptions(opts: any, parserOpts: ParserOptions): void;
}
interface ParserOptions {
/** Array of parser plugins to enable additional syntax support */
plugins: string[];
}Usage Example:
// What the plugin enables - parsing dynamic import() expressions
const loadModule = () => import('./my-module.js');
// The plugin allows Babel to parse the import() syntax above
// without throwing a syntax error, enabling other plugins
// to transform or analyze the dynamic import