Javascript compiler for ESM chunks

[brenogazzola]

Closes #48

@navidemad Could you test this one please? Also, I haven't started using ESM modules yet, so I'm not too familiar with chunking, but it seems that a pure import('file.js') is also possible instead of import {} from 'file.js'?

[navidemad]

Could you test this one please?
✅ Yes it is working fine with this pull request, thanks for the quick PR 🔥

It seems that a pure import('file.js') is also possible instead of import {} from 'file.js' ?
Yes but there is some more complicated format as you can see here :
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/import

[brenogazzola]

Updated so it also handles import 'chunk' and import('chunk')

[dhh]

Should we extend this to deal with images and styles as well? Since those can also be imported?

But also, need to deal with compatibility with import maps. Where you don't want to rewrite.

[brenogazzola]

Importing CSS and images through javascript means the page can’t render before JS executes, making it feel slower. Not supporting it out-of-the-box but allowing devs to add support through their own compiler feels like a good compromise and reduces our maintenance burden.

I’ll take a look at how this behaves with import maps and see what needs changing.

[navidemad]

Any update on this PR ? 💯
Merry Xmas 🥇

[brenogazzola]

Closed in favor of #55. An example of the esbuild configuration needed can be seem in #48