Support ESM `forge.config.js`

[mahnunchik]

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Problem description

As ESM will lended in electron 28 electron/electron#37535 (comment) so it is useful to have ESM support in forge.config.js

Proposed solution

ESM support ;)

Alternatives considered

I don't know any reason to not support ESM

Additional information

No response

[mahnunchik]

Error [ERR_REQUIRE_ESM]: require() of ES Module /test-electron/forge.config.js from /test-electron/node_modules/@electron-forge/core/dist/util/forge-config.js not supported.
Instead change the require of forge.config.js in /test-electron/node_modules/@electron-forge/core/dist/util/forge-config.js to a dynamic import() which is available in all CommonJS modules.

According to the error message adding the ESM support should be pretty easy.

[mahnunchik]

Monkey patch of this file makes ESM config works!

const loaded = await import(path_1.default.resolve(dir, forgeConfig));

[sebbean]

this worked for me!
#3671 (comment)

A work-around I found is calling the Forge cli command script's with something like tsx. So in your package.json add this...

"scripts": {
"start": "tsx node_modules/@electron-forge/cli/src/electron-forge-start",
"package": "tsx node_modules/@electron-forge/cli/src/electron-forge-package",
"make": "tsx node_modules/@electron-forge/cli/src/electron-forge-make",
"publish": "tsx node_modules/@electron-forge/cli/src/electron-forge-publish"
}