import-js/eslint-plugin-import

Inferred Import Fails But Explicit Import Succeeds

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#738 opened on Feb 7, 2017

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Description

Explicity passing my webpack resolve object means ESLint can correctly resolve aliased paths:

.eslint.js

"settings": {
    "import/resolver": {
      "webpack": {
        "config": {
          "resolve": {
            "modules": ["app", "node_modules"],
            "extensions": [".js", ".jsx", ".css"],
            "alias": {
              "component-styles": "css/components",
            },
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }

However using configuration that infers paths fails:

.eslint.js

"settings": {
    "import/resolver":  "webpack"
}

or:

.eslint.js

  "settings": {
    "import/resolver": {
      "webpack": {
         "config": "webpack.config.js"
      }
    }
  }

In both cases, paths aren't discovered

Webpack 2.2.0 eslint-plugin-import 2.2.0

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Research direction
Reproduce the issue by creating a minimal webpack project with alias configuration. Then examine how eslint plugin import resolves the webpack config. Compare the behavior between explicit config vs inferred config. Look at the resolver code, especially the webpack resolver's config loading logic to find why aliases are not resolved when config is inferred.
Tech stack
javascriptnodejs
Domain
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Issue type
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1-3 hours
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Clear
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