package.json is missing main field

[IanVS]

Describe the bug

Not all tooling supports the package.json exports field, including TypeScript when running with moduleResolution: node (which is the case for most apps using a bundler). Is there a reason not to include a main field to improve compatibility with existing tooling?

In my particular case, I'm having trouble with eslint's import/no-extraneous rule. It does not think the plugin is installed, but it is.

Reproduction URL

https://stackblitz.com/edit/vitejs-vite-yb9bgt?file=src%2Fexample.js&terminal=lint

Reproduction

Check the example, eslint throws an error. If you add a main to the package.json, the error disappears.

Logs

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System Info

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[dominikg]

This should be raised at eslint. exports map has a higher priority than main, in fact it means that main must be ignored.

Typescript has it's own types condition and we set that, so that should not be a problem if it is, again, raise it with them.

Sorry if this sounds harsh but the whole "main vs module vs browser vs whatever" top level resolve hint field debacle is only going to get worse if people start adding exports maps to the mix instead of replacing the older fields.

We kept main until we were dropping our commonjs output for backwards compatibility. For all node versions we support, exports maps is supported, so use that.

[IanVS]

That's disappointing. It feels like you're intentionally causing pain to developers like me for purely philosophical reasons.

And for what it's worth, the eslint issue has been open for a long time. It's not a simple matter to just fix it. import-js/eslint-plugin-import#2132

[dominikg]

There is no pain, you can easily change your eslint config to ignore this rule for vite-plugin-svelte, or add a comment to ignore it above the import or contribute a fix to the eslint rule. Tools to resolve exports map exist: https://github.com/lukeed/resolve.exports
So having their issue open for 18 months is the cause of this, not us removing main because it is no longer needed.