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Problem

  • With Bun.build({ files }), an import between in-memory files needs the full file name. import "./greet" with the key /app/greet.ts fails with Could not resolve: "./greet". So do ./lib (for /app/lib/index.ts) and ./greet.js (for /app/greet.ts).
  • FileMap::resolve (src/bundler/bundle_v2.rs:940) looks up only the specifier and the specifier joined to the importer's directory.

Fix

  • The two import call sites use the new FileMap::resolve_import. When no key equals the path, it tries the names that the disk resolver tries, in the same order: each extension, the .js to .ts rewrite, then index files.
  • A probed key that names a file on disk keeps the disk route, as before. That route applies the directory's tsconfig.json and package.json. Only a key with no file behind it takes the in-memory route.
  • Bare specifiers and entry points still match a key exactly. A build without files does not reach this code.
  • Verified: test/bundler/bundler_files.test.ts (23 new tests, 19 fail on 1.4.1, 4 guard current behavior). Also test/js/bun/css/doesnt_crash.test.ts.

Background

  • files maps paths to contents. For each import, the bundler looks in this map before it resolves the import on disk.
  • An override is a key for a file that also exists on disk. The parse task reads its contents from the map (FileMap::get), whichever route resolved it.
  • The disk resolver's extension order depends on the import kind and on node_modules. For example, import tries .jsx before .ts, and require tries .ts first.
Notes
  • Imports that resolve today and change:
    • A key with no file on disk wins over another disk file that the import also names. With the key a.js and the disk file a.ts, import "./a" now gives the key. The docs say that in-memory files take priority over files on disk.
    • A key in a symlinked directory takes the in-memory route, because the disk resolver returns the real path. Before, ./App used the disk contents while ./App.ts used the key. Now both use the key.
  • The disk check resolves the key, not the specifier. With the disk files a.jsx and a.ts and a key for a.ts, import "./a" still gives the disk a.jsx, as before.
  • The extension order comes from the resolver options (path_extension_order), so a user order and the .node extension apply. A specifier that names a directory (./lib/, .) tries only index files, as Resolver::check_relative_path does.
  • Entry points are out of scope. Bun.build picks the root directory with an exact files.contains check (src/runtime/api/JSBundler.rs:921), so an extensionless in-memory entry point fails there first. The docs say that an entrypoint must match a key exactly.
  • Relative keys such as ./src/a.ts do not match an import on main. bundler: resolve relative Bun.build files keys against the cwd #38650 fixes that. bundler: resolve relative Bun.build files keys against the cwd #38650 and bundler: do not abort on a Bun.build files specifier longer than a path buffer #40345 also change FileMap::resolve, so the second PR to merge needs a rebase.
  • cargo check --target x86_64-pc-windows-msvc passes. CI runs the tests on Windows.

…n disk

FileMap::resolve matched only an exact key, so an import between
in-memory files needed the full file name. The import call sites now
use FileMap::resolve_import. When no key equals the path, it tries the
names that the disk resolver tries, in the same order: each extension
of the resolver's order for the import kind and for node_modules, the
TypeScript rewrite of a .js extension, then the index files. A
specifier that names a directory tries only the index files.

A probed key that names a file on disk returns no match, so the import
keeps the disk route and the file keeps its directory's tsconfig.json
and package.json. Bare specifiers and entry points still match a key
exactly.
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Reproduced on Bun 1.4.1 (Linux x64) with this script:

const r = await Bun.build({
  entrypoints: ["/virtual/index.ts"],
  files: {
    "/virtual/index.ts": `import { a } from "./a"; console.log(a);`,
    "/virtual/a.ts": `export const a = 1;`,
  },
  throw: false,
});
console.log(r.success, r.logs.map(l => l.message));

Bun 1.4.1 prints false [ "Could not resolve: \"./a\"" ]. A debug build of this branch prints true [].

test/bundler/bundler_files.test.ts has 23 new tests. On 1.4.1, 19 of them fail. The other 4 pass on both builds, because they guard current behavior.

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Walkthrough

The bundler now resolves imports from in-memory files keys with extension, directory-index, import-kind, and node_modules rules. It integrates disk fallback, plugin resolution, precedence handling, tests, and updated documentation.

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Virtual file resolution

Layer / File(s) Summary
Resolver support APIs
src/resolver/lib.rs, src/resolver/options.rs, src/resolver/resolver.rs
Resolver helpers are exposed for extension rewrites, directory detection, and import-kind-specific extension ordering.
FileMap import resolution
src/bundler/bundle_v2.rs
FileMap resolves relative imports with normalized keys, extension probing, directory indexes, and disk fallback. Bundler call sites use the resolver-aware path.
Resolution validation and contracts
test/bundler/bundler_files.test.ts, docs/bundler/index.mdx, packages/bun-types/bun.d.ts
Tests cover resolution precedence, plugins, disk parity, and special cases. Documentation describes virtual file import and entrypoint matching.

Suggested reviewers: jarred-sumner

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to cc481

This change adds extensionless in-memory import resolution, but virtual-file entry points may resolve without an exact key. That can select an unintended input file and produce an incorrect bundle, so the exact-key behavior should be restored before merge.

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Inline comments:
In `@docs/bundler/index.mdx`:
- Line 253: Clarify the statement near the `files` resolution example so it
applies only to relative imports, while preserving the exact-key requirement for
entrypoints and bare specifiers such as package imports.

In `@packages/bun-types/bun.d.ts`:
- Around line 3540-3542: Update the documentation describing import resolution
against virtual filesystem keys to state that bare specifiers and entry points
require an exact key match, so “pkg” and “./main” do not resolve through
file-like extension or index matching.

In `@src/bundler/bundle_v2.rs`:
- Around line 1083-1087: Move the bare-specifier guard in the resolver before
the relative-join lookup, so non-absolute package specifiers can only use the
direct key lookup and cannot match a key joined with dirname(source_file).
Remove the later duplicate guard while preserving existing behavior for relative
and absolute specifiers.
- Around line 965-982: Replace the per-key Resolver::resolve call in the probed
branch of the find flow with a narrow disk-existence/path check that avoids
resolve_without_symlinks, directory reads, cache lookups, and lazy stat work
while still comparing the normalized on-disk path against key to preserve
symlink handling. Keep returning None for an exact key match and
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940-940: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Keep FileMap entry point lookup exact.

resolve passes b"" and None to find, but find still joins a non-empty entry point against a filesystem-derived directory before it reaches import?. An entry point without an exact key can therefore resolve to a virtual key under that directory. Restrict the joined lookup to import resolution, or use a direct normalized-key lookup in resolve.

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In `@src/bundler/bundle_v2.rs` at line 940, Update resolve’s call to find so
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entry point with a filesystem-derived directory; retain the joined lookup only
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About the review note on the entry point lookup (src/bundler/bundle_v2.rs:940, outside the diff): this PR does not change that lookup.

On main, FileMap::resolve also joins a relative entry point to a directory. find runs the same code, and the extension lookup never runs for an entry point. I ran the same build on Bun 1.4.1 and on this branch. With entrypoints: ["./x/index.ts"], both builds match the same key, and both fail for the same other key.

The join is odd: for an entry point it uses the parent of the working directory. #38650 changes how relative keys and entry points match, so I leave this lookup to that PR.

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Updated 6:26 AM PT - Sep 3rd, 2026

❌ @robobun, your commit cc481ef has 3 failures in Build #109757 (All Failures):


🧪   To try this PR locally:

bunx bun-pr 41285

That installs a local version of the PR into your bun-41285 executable, so you can run:

bun-41285 --bun

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