refactor: use import in worker threads

packages/vite/rolldown.config.ts

@@ -83,17 +83,6 @@ const nodeConfig = defineConfig({
       debug: 'debug/src/node.js',
     },
   },
-  output: {
-    ...sharedNodeOptions.output,
-    // When polyfillRequire is enabled, `require` gets renamed by rolldown.
-    // But the current usage of require() inside inlined workers expects `require`
-    // to not be renamed. To workaround, polyfillRequire is disabled and
-    // the banner is used instead.
-    // Ideally we should move workers to ESM
-    polyfillRequire: false,
-    banner:
-      "import { createRequire as ___createRequire } from 'module'; const require = ___createRequire(import.meta.url);",
-  },
   external: [
     /^vite\//,
     'fsevents',

packages/vite/src/node/plugins/css.ts

@@ -2676,11 +2676,11 @@ const makeLessWorker = (
   }
 
   const worker = new WorkerWithFallback(
-    () => {
-      // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-globals -- this function runs inside a cjs worker
-      const fsp = require('node:fs/promises')
-      // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-globals
-      const path = require('node:path')
+    async () => {
+      const [fsp, path] = await Promise.all([
+        import('node:fs/promises'),
+        import('node:path'),
+      ])
 
       let ViteLessManager: any
       const createViteLessPlugin = (
@@ -2741,8 +2741,7 @@ const makeLessWorker = (
           additionalData: undefined
         },
       ) => {
-        // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-globals -- this function runs inside a cjs worker
-        const nodeLess: typeof Less = require(lessPath)
+        const nodeLess: typeof Less = (await import(lessPath)).default
         const viteResolverPlugin = createViteLessPlugin(
           nodeLess,
           options.filename,
@@ -2787,7 +2786,9 @@ const lessProcessor = (
       worker?.stop()
     },
     async process(environment, source, root, options, resolvers) {
-      const lessPath = loadPreprocessorPath(PreprocessLang.less, root)
+      const lessPath = pathToFileURL(
+        loadPreprocessorPath(PreprocessLang.less, root),
+      ).href
       worker ??= makeLessWorker(environment, resolvers, maxWorkers)
 
       const { content, map: additionalMap } = await getSource(
@@ -2853,8 +2854,7 @@ const makeStylWorker = (maxWorkers: number | undefined) => {
           additionalData: undefined
         },
       ) => {
-        // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-globals -- this function runs inside a cjs worker
-        const nodeStylus: typeof Stylus = require(stylusPath)
+        const nodeStylus: typeof Stylus = (await import(stylusPath)).default
 
         const ref = nodeStylus(content, {
           // support @import from node dependencies by default
@@ -2907,7 +2907,9 @@ const stylProcessor = (
       worker?.stop()
     },
     async process(_environment, source, root, options, _resolvers) {
-      const stylusPath = loadPreprocessorPath(PreprocessLang.stylus, root)
+      const stylusPath = pathToFileURL(
+        loadPreprocessorPath(PreprocessLang.stylus, root),
+      ).href
       worker ??= makeStylWorker(maxWorkers)
 
       // Get source with preprocessor options.additionalData. Make sure a new line separator

packages/vite/src/node/plugins/terser.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { pathToFileURL } from 'node:url'
 import type {
   TerserMinifyOptions,
   TerserMinifyOutput,
@@ -47,9 +48,8 @@ export function terserPlugin(config: ResolvedConfig): Plugin {
           code: string,
           options: TerserMinifyOptions,
         ) => {
-          // test fails when using `import`. maybe related: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/43205
-          // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-globals -- this function runs inside cjs
-          const terser = require(terserPath)
+          const terser: typeof import('terser') = (await import(terserPath))
+            .default
           return terser.minify(code, options) as TerserMinifyOutput
         },
       {
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ export function terserPlugin(config: ResolvedConfig): Plugin {
       // Lazy load worker.
       worker ||= makeWorker()
 
-      const terserPath = loadTerserPath(config.root)
+      const terserPath = pathToFileURL(loadTerserPath(config.root)).href
       const res = await worker.run(terserPath, code, {
         safari10: true,
         ...terserOptions,