[graphiql] not able to webpack `@graphiql/react` under React 16/17 without loader workarounds

[s100]

Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the existing issues

Current Behavior

I'm trying to use webpack on a UI application which makes use of @graphiql/react and I see the following error:

ModuleNotFoundError: Module not found: Error: Can't resolve 'react/jsx-runtime' in 'C:\...\node_modules\@graphiql\react\dist'
Did you mean 'jsx-runtime.js'?
BREAKING CHANGE: The request 'react/jsx-runtime' failed to resolve only because it was resolved as fully specified
(probably because the origin is strict EcmaScript Module, e. g. a module with javascript mimetype, a '*.mjs' file, or a '*.js' file where the package.json contains '"type": "module"').
The extension in the request is mandatory for it to be fully specified.
Add the extension to the request.

On closer inspection I notice that the distributed ES module @graphiql/react/dist/index.mjs includes the following (slightly obfuscated) line:

import { jsx as o, jsxs as T, Fragment as j } from "react/jsx-runtime";

In React 18's package.json there is an explicit exports field which maps the import react/jsx-runtime directly to react/jsx-runtime.js, so this works. However, in React 17 or React 16 (which is what we're using), there is no exports field, which means that (as this is an ES module) an explicit file extension is mandatory. Without it, module importing fails.

Expected Behavior

I would expect a webpack build to work here.

Note that adding an explicit ".js" on the end of that import does fix the problem.

Steps To Reproduce

Add src/index.js:

import * as GraphiQLReact from '@graphiql/react'
console.log(GraphiQLReact)

Then run:

npm install webpack webpack-cli react@16 react-dom@16 @graphiql/react
npx webpack-cli build

Environment

• GraphiQL Version: 0.19.4
• OS: Windows 11
• Browser: N/A
• Bundler: webpack
• react Version: 16
• graphql Version: 16.7.1

Anything else?

A workaround is to set

resolve: {
  alias: {
    'react/jsx-runtime': 'react/jsx-runtime.js'
  }
}

in one's webpack configuration. However, I feel that this should just work out of the box instead of requiring this workaround.

[sebakerckhof]

Same issue occurs with vite...

[acao]

ah, it's probably this

graphiql/packages/graphiql-react/vite.config.ts

Line 36 in 6d36412

'react/jsx-runtime',

@dimaMachina what did you need this marked as external for?

[dimaMachina]

@acao it was added by @thomasheyenbrock in #3017

[acao]

it may not be needed anymore. I think I will re-add the graphiql consuming webpack and vite builds with these react versions to confirm these issues don't occur again if we still plan to support 16/17, at least 17 makes sense imo

[dimaMachina]

Support for React 16/17 is removed in GraphiQL v4, and support for React 19 was added.
Check out the migration guide for more info.