Replace __dirname with the actual value

[aminya]

🙋 feature request

When I use Parcel to bundle something, if the files use __dirname somewhere (like for passing to a function) this will not work as soon as Parcel writes the bundle to some other folder.

🤔 Expected Behavior

Replace __dirname with the actual value

😯 Current Behavior

Keeps __dirname

💁 Possible Solution

1. replace __dirname with the actual value
2. Have a replace or path-resolve plugin like this to allow changing the string manually. This would be a more general solution for the cases that __dirname is not used (e.g. ./)

🔦 Context

prebuild/node-gyp-build#22

💻 Examples

For example, node-gyp-rebuild needs the folder name to be able to include native modules. Using __dirname results in the wrong behavior.
atom-community/zadeh#13

[mischnic]

"context": "node", should preserve __dirname.

[aminya]

But this is incorrect. __dirname value is only correct when it is in the original file.