Non-relative paths are not allowed when 'baseUrl' is not set. Typescript v5.2.2

[abarke]

Environment

• Operating System: Windows_NT
• Node Version: v18.15.0
• Nuxt Version: 3.7.1
• CLI Version: 3.8.3
• Nitro Version: 2.6.3
• Package Manager: pnpm@8.7.1
• Builder: -
• User Config: ssr, modules, ionic, vite
• Runtime Modules: @nuxtjs/ionic@0.12.1, nuxt-electron@0.6.0
• Build Modules: -

Reproduction

Upgrade nuxt project to use typescript@5.2.2

Describe the bug

Since upgrading to typescript@5.2.2 I get the following error in the self-generated tsconfig.json

{
  "extends": "./.nuxt/tsconfig.json"
}

Additional context

The root cause of the issue is actually due to the "#pwa" types path in the auto-generated ts-config.json

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[Quineone]

have the same issue，when yarn build (on nuxt layer)

Ignore, found out it is caused by the third party plugin, type generate.

[ymansurozer]

Same issue here. Happened for me after upgrading from 3.6.5 to 3.7.3.

And the error message is also interesting that there is no reference to a file, it says undefined:

 ERROR(vue-tsc)  Non-relative paths are not allowed when 'baseUrl' is not set. Did you forget a leading './'?
 FILE  undefined:

[RayGuo-ergou]

The baseUrl option is not set in .nuxt/tsconfig.json

https://stackblitz.com/github/nuxt/starter/tree/v3-stackblitz?file=.nuxt%2Ftsconfig.json

[RayGuo-ergou]

Okay in this this PR , it removed for dev env support. I am guessing some dependencies still need baseUrl?

[RayGuo-ergou]

I found my issue, I defined an alias node_modules/.pnpm/@prisma+client@5.3.1_prisma@5.3.1/node_modules/.prisma/client/index-browser before upgrading to nuxt3.7. Just have to add ../ before it as node_modules/.pnpm/@prisma+client@5.3.1_prisma@5.3.1/node_modules/.prisma/client/index-browser is a none relative path.

Hope this helps

[abarke]

Seems my issues bubbles down to the "#pwa" path in the auto-generated ts-config.json file. Manually changing it a "./.nuxt/types/pwa" fixes it. However this will just be overwritten on build.

[Quineone]

Seems my issues bubbles down to the "#pwa" path in the auto-generated ts-config.json file. Manually changing it a "./.nuxt/types/pwa" fixes it. However this will just be overwritten on build.

See this kevinmarrec/nuxt-pwa-module#109

[mo9a7i]

To override this temporarily, in your tsconfig.json override compilerOptions

{
  // https://nuxt.com/docs/guide/concepts/typescript
  "extends": "./.nuxt/tsconfig.json",
  "compilerOptions": {
    "paths": {
      "#pwa": [
        "./.nuxt/types/pwa"
      ],
    }
  }
}

[mo9a7i]

Just sharing thoughts, I might be wrong again too.

I stand corrected, applying the above solution caused some weird behavior in typescript in my project, leading to some variables being set as type unknown

The proper method to override the paths in ./.nuxt/tsconfig.json as per https://nuxt.com/docs/guide/concepts/typescript#nuxttsconfigjson is to use nuxt.config.ts alias property as below:

alias:{
    "#pwa": "./.nuxt/types/pwa"
},

[abarke]

Just sharing thoughts, I might be wrong again too.

I stand corrected, applying the above solution caused some weird behavior in typescript in my project, leading to some variables being set as type unknown

The proper method to override the paths in ./.nuxt/tsconfig.json as per https://nuxt.com/docs/guide/concepts/typescript#nuxttsconfigjson is to use nuxt.config.ts alias property as below:

alias:{
    "#pwa": "./.nuxt/types/pwa"
},

This didn't work for me after adding the alias to nuxt.config.ts. The value generated in ./.nuxt/tsconfig.json is unchanged 😔

[mirik-k]

Here is working workaround in nuxt.config.ts

import { defineNuxtModule } from '@nuxt/kit';

...

modules: [
  '@kevinmarrec/nuxt-pwa',
  // Add this after pwa module
  defineNuxtModule({
    setup(_, nuxt) {
      nuxt.hook('prepare:types', ({ tsConfig }) => {
        // @ts-ignore
        tsConfig.compilerOptions.paths['#pwa'] = ['./.nuxt/types/pwa'];
      });
    },
  }),
],

[mo9a7i]

Cannot find name 'defineNuxtModule'.

[mirik-k]

Cannot find name 'defineNuxtModule'.

import { defineNuxtModule } from '@nuxt/kit';

[EvgenyWas]

Hi there! This problem is actual for me as well.
Environment:

• Operating System: Windows_NT
• Node Version: v20.9.0
• Nuxt Version: 3.8.1
• TypeScript version: 5.2.2
• Package Manager: pnpm@8.12.1
• User Config: ssr, vite
• Additional Modules: vuetify
  

[manniL]

To anyone experiencing the bug: To make sure we can have a look it is necessary to add a reproduction as described in #23157 (comment)

[TreyRuffy]

I also experienced the bug (with unchanged code from a working version so I could not create a reproduction) and found that deleting the node_modules folder by executing rm -rf node_modules fixed it.

[bchanez]

Hi,
I reproduce on 'npx nuxi init nuxt-app' with the nuxt.config.ts as follows :

export default defineNuxtConfig({
  devtools: { enabled: true },
  srcDir: 'src/',
  alias: {
    '@': 'src/',
  },
})

then npm run generate

To correct the problem I added baseUrl as follows :

export default defineNuxtConfig({
  devtools: { enabled: true },
  typescript: {
    tsConfig: {
      compilerOptions: {
        baseUrl: './',
      },
    },
  },
  srcDir: 'src/',
  alias: {
    '@': 'src/',
  },
})