ESM loader v20.3.0 access parent path

[kirrg001]

Details

Hi there!

In Node v18 the loader was able to easily access all cmd line args viaprocess.argv.

node --experimental-loader ./loader.mjs /opt/app/server.mjs

loader.mjs

console.log(process.argv)

[
'.../node/v18.16.0/bin/node',
'/opt/app/server.mjs'
]

But with the off-thread change, the process.argv are no longer complete.

[ '.../node/v20.3.0/bin/node' ]

The second entry is missing. The path to the app is missing.

I found a workaround, but I am not really happy with it. Wondering if there is an easier way.
When using the resolver hook, it is possible to get the parent path.

loader.mjs

let appSpecifier;
export async function resolve(specifier, context, nextResolve) {
  if (!appSpecifier) {
    appSpecifier = specifier;
    process.argv[1] = appSpecifier.replace('file://', '');
    ...
  }

  return nextResolve(specifier, context, nextResolve);
}

This is important for APM tools, because we auto-load a tracer tool inside the loader to monitor an app. And we need access to the app path.

Node.js version

v20.3.0

Example code

See above.

Operating system

darwin

Scope

See above.

Module and version

Not applicable.

[JakobJingleheimer]

Are you perhaps looking for context.parentURL? That is the url of the entry-point: ex node ./main.mjs parentURL would be cwd + main.mjs

[kirrg001]

Are you perhaps looking for context.parentURL?

This would work too, but it is undefined for the first entry.

console.log(specifier, context)
module/src/app.js, {
conditions: [ 'node', 'import', 'node-addons' ],
importAssertions: undefined,
parentURL: undefined
}

In general I am looking for a solution without using the hooks.
If you have any idea, let me know :)

[giltayar]

Pass it to the loader via the globalPreload port mechanism (https://nodejs.org/api/esm.html#globalpreload). It's clunky, but it should work.

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