Support tsconfig `paths` in Template API imports (.figma.ts)

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
48/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
javascript, nodejs, typescript
Domain
tooling

Research direction

Start by reading raw_template_bundler.ts and the bundleTemplateWithHelpers function mentioned in the issue, then trace how figma.config.json settings reach the esbuild call. Check the existing template import handling and tests for bundling or path aliases. Done means .figma.ts templates can resolve aliases configured with paths and publish without the relative-import error.

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Description

API question

Please provide:

  • Code Connect CLI version: 2.0.0
  • Operating system: MacOS
  • Code Connect file, Figma design and/or relevant code snippet that could help us get more context
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Problem

Alias imports in .figma.ts fail during publish, even with paths set per docs.

And looking at the source, in raw_template_bundler.ts the bundleTemplateWithHelpers function passes an empty value for the tsconfig.json settings during the esbuild build, and it doesn't seem to specifically consume the paths field added in figma.config.json. I'm not sure if I've pinpointed this correctly, but is there a specific reason this decision was made?

Infos

figma.config.json:

{
    "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/figma/code-connect/main/schemas/figma.config.schema.json",
    "codeConnect": {
        "parser": "react",
        "label": "TEST",
        "language": "typescript",
        "include": ["src/**/*.figma.ts"],
        "paths": {
            "~/*": ["./src/*"]
        }
    },
    "fileKey": "he4tiAGOKGPl0Fm56ZpJsy",
    "packageImportPath": "@vapor-ui/composites"
}

.figma.ts:

import { getProperties } from '~/utils/figma-utils';

export default {
    example: figma.code` ... `
}

error log:

npx figma connect publish

Config file found, parsing /Users/goorm/01_works/my-works/packages/composites using specified include globs
❌ /Users/goorm/01_works/my-works/packages/composites/src/components/dialog/dialog.figma.ts
TypeScript template files only support importing from 'figma' and relative helper files.
Found in /Users/goorm/01_works/my-works/packages/composites/src/components/dialog/dialog.figma.ts:
  import { getProperties } from '~/utils/figma-utils';

Use "const figma = require('figma')" or "import figma from 'figma'" for the Figma API.
Helper imports must use relative paths (for example: "./helpers").
Using label "TEST"
Using language "typescript"
No Code Connect files found in /Users/goorm/01_works/my-works/packages/composites - Make sure you have configured `include` and `exclude` in your figma.config.json file correctly, or that you are running in a directory that contains Code Connect files.
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