fix(tui): map .js imports to .ts sources in esbuild bundle

[hashbender]

What does this PR do?

Adds an esbuild resolver plugin to ui-tui/scripts/build.mjs that maps .js import paths to .ts/.tsx/.jsx source files on disk. Fixes the hermes --tui rebuild failure on first launch.

Related Issue

The TUI build script (scripts/build.mjs) uses esbuild without a resolver plugin. Combined with ui-tui/tsconfig.json adopting moduleResolution: "nodenext" (which requires every relative import to spell the .js extension even when the file on disk is .ts/.tsx), this means the first launch on any user install fails with errors like:

src/app/useMainApp.ts:27:38: ERROR: Could not resolve "../lib/resizeCoalescer.js"
src/components/appLayout.tsx:21:35: ERROR: Could not resolve "../lib/prompt.js"
src/components/journey.tsx:7:76: ERROR: Could not resolve "../lib/starmapPalette.js"

The user has to manually patch the build script before the TUI can start. This PR adds the missing esbuild plugin so the build script works with the existing nodenext module resolution.

Related closed issue: NousResearch#31227 (different root cause — async __esm deadlock — but adjacent area)

Type of Change

• Bug fix (non-breaking change that fixes an issue)

Changes Made

• ui-tui/scripts/build.mjs: add jsToTsPlugin esbuild resolver plugin (32 lines including doc comment) and register it in the plugins array.

The plugin:

1. Filters for imports ending in .js
2. Tries .tsx, .ts, .jsx extensions on disk in order
3. Returns the absolute path of the first match (esbuild rejects relative paths from resolve plugins)
4. Returns null to fall through to esbuild's default resolution for real .js files (e.g. in node_modules/)

How to Test

1. Wipe ui-tui/dist/entry.js (or test on a clean install)
2. Run hermes --tui
3. The TUI build should succeed; dist/entry.js is produced
4. TUI launches and is interactive

Verified on: Windows 11 ARM64 (Snapdragon X Plus), Node.js 22, esbuild 0.28.x. The jsToTsPlugin is platform-agnostic — runs in esbuild on Linux, macOS, Windows alike.

Checklist

Code

• I've read the Contributing Guide
• My commit messages follow Conventional Commits (fix(tui): map .js imports to .ts sources in esbuild bundle)
• I searched for existing PRs to make sure this isn't a duplicate
• My PR contains only changes related to this fix
• I've run pytest tests/ -q — N/A (no Python changes)
• I've added tests — manual e2e test (build + launch) on Windows ARM64
• I've tested on my platform: Windows 11 ARM64

Documentation & Housekeeping

• I've updated relevant documentation — N/A (no user-facing change)
• I've considered cross-platform impact — yes, the fix is platform-agnostic
• I've updated tool descriptions/schemas if I changed tool behavior — N/A

Screenshots / Logs

Before (clean install, first hermes --tui):

Error: Build failed with 3 errors:
src/app/useMainApp.ts:27:38: ERROR: Could not resolve "../lib/resizeCoalescer.js"
src/components/appLayout.tsx:21:35: ERROR: Could not resolve "../lib/prompt.js"
src/components/journey.tsx:7:76: ERROR: Could not resolve "../lib/starmapPalette.js"

After (same clean install):

$ node ui-tui/scripts/build.mjs
  dist\entry.js  3.3mb
Done in 1440ms
built C:\Users\...\ui-tui\dist\entry.js

TUI launches and runs as expected.

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Mirror-of: NousResearch#56543
NousResearch#56543

[tenki-reviewer]

Review Complete
No issues found!

Risk: 🟡 Medium (25/100) — no findings · 34 LOC across 1 file

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Adds a jsToTsPlugin to the esbuild configuration in ui-tui/scripts/build.mjs that resolves .js imports to .tsx/.ts/.jsx extensions. Minor concern about the plugin not excluding node_modules directories.

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ui-tui/scripts/build.mjs