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### Title: Encourage Explicit Import Paths for Better Compatibility and Predictability **Description:** When using Alpine.js via a CDN (e.g., [jsDelivr](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net)), importing modules without explicit file extensions may lead to issues. For example, attempting to import the CSP build results in a 404 error: ```javascript import Alpine from 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@alpinejs/csp@3.14.9/builds/cdn.js'; ``` This error occurs because Alpine.js includes module imports without explicitly specifying file extensions. Some runtime environments and CDNs, including Deno, enforce stricter module resolution and do not guess the correct extension. ### Example Error: ``` GET https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@alpinejs/csp@3.14.9/src/index net::ERR_ABORTED 404 (Not Found) ``` ### Suggested Solution: - Explicitly specify `.js` in all import paths, e.g.: ```javascript import Alpine from './index.js'; ``` - This approach is aligned with best practices and ensures compatibility across multiple environments. Ryan dhal did regreted the hole module resolver thinking index was cute, but oh so wrong he was. it adds complexity to a simple solution that don't even work in the browser/esm. It gets harder to make the switch by refactoring code to esm. paths need to be guessed/looked up: did you meant to import `foo.js` or `foo/index.js`? Remote path resolver don't have this luxury where it dose not have direct access to the harddrive and can't lookup the file that is needed.
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use explicit path in imports (See #4587)