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Resolve alias for multiple paths throws error when resolving to same directory

   February 23, 2021  1 Comment on Resolve alias for multiple paths throws error when resolving to same directory

Do you want to request a feature or report a bug?
Bug

What is the current behavior?
Attempting to create an alias for multiple paths. Using the following configuration:

const path = require('path');

const resolve = file => path.resolve(__dirname, file);

module.exports = {
  entry: './src/main.js',
  output: {
    filename: 'bundle.js'
  },
  resolve: {
    alias: [{
      alias: 'controllers',
      name: resolve('src/controllers')
    }, {
      alias: 'controllers',
      name: resolve('src/dbo')
    }]
  }
}

Requiring a module in controllers from the entry file works, but requiring a module in controllers from a module that is in a controller throws this error.

ERROR in ./src/main.js
Module not found: Error: Can't resolve 'controllers/UserController' in '/Users/mjanjic/Desktop/webpack-test/src'
 @ ./src/main.js 1:23-60

The resolve.alias documentation specifies initialization only via object.

If the current behavior is a bug, please provide the steps to reproduce.

Exact example available in reproducible repo here

What is the expected behavior?
Webpack build should pass.

If this is a feature request, what is motivation or use case for changing the behavior?

Please mention other relevant information such as the browser version, Node.js version, webpack version and Operating System.
npm: 4.2.0
node: v7.10.0
webpack: v3.3.0
OSX: 10.12.5

Author: Fantashit

1 thought on “Resolve alias for multiple paths throws error when resolving to same directory”

  1. sorry for reviving a closed issue, but is this functionality can be achieved somehow in the current plugin system?

    i have lots of

    // desktop/src/util/ajax.js
import ajax from 'common/util/ajax'
// we might want to override some functionality here
export default ajax
    // desktop/src/App/index.js
import ajax from 'util/ajax'

    I want webpack to search for desktop/src/util/ajax first, if it’s not exists, resolve to common/src/util/ajax. i know i might get a better chance with suffix and resolve extensions, but i want to know if this is possible first before go on moving and renaming lots of files..

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