feat: add forceExternalList option

esbuild-node-externals/README.md

@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ Make package.json `optionalDependencies` external.
 
 An array for the externals to allow, so they will be included in the bundle. Can accept exact strings ('module_name'), regex patterns (/^module_name/), or a function that accepts the module name and returns whether it should be included.
 
+#### `options.forceExternalList` (default to `[]`)
+
+An array that forces packages to be treated as external, even if not in `package.json`, so they will be excluded from the bundle. Can accept exact strings ('module_name'), regex patterns (/^module_name/), or a function that accepts the module name and returns whether it should be externalized.
+
 #### `options.allowWorkspaces` (default to `false`)
 
 Automatically exclude all packages defined as workspaces (`workspace:*`) in a monorepo.

esbuild-node-externals/src/index.ts

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export interface Options {
   peerDependencies?: boolean;
   optionalDependencies?: boolean;
   allowList?: AllowList;
+  forceExternalList?: AllowList;
   allowWorkspaces?: boolean;
   cwd?: string;
 }
@@ -44,7 +45,8 @@ export const nodeExternalsPlugin = (paramsOptions: Options = {}): Plugin => {
 
   const allowPredicate =
     options.allowList && createAllowPredicate(options.allowList);
-
+  const externalPredicate =
+    options.forceExternalList && createAllowPredicate(options.forceExternalList);
 
   return {
     name: 'node-externals',
@@ -82,6 +84,11 @@ export const nodeExternalsPlugin = (paramsOptions: Options = {}): Plugin => {
           return { path: args.path, external: true };
         }
 
+        // Allow one last override to force a path/package to be treated as external
+        if (externalPredicate?.(args.path)) {
+          return { path: args.path, external: true };
+        }
+
         return null;
       });
     },