"npx auto info" failing with "Failed to compile TypeScript: Debug Failure" using auto.config.ts file

[danawoodman]

Describe the bug

Getting the following error when running npx auto info:

TypeScriptCompileError: Failed to compile TypeScript: Debug Failure. False expression: Non-string value passed to 	`ts.resolveTypeReferenceDirective`, likely by a wrapping package working with an outdated `resolveTypeReferenceDirectives` signature.

To Reproduce

Setup auto in an existing project via the instructions in the docs, then create a TypeScript config file:

auto.config.ts:

import { AutoRc } from "auto";

export default function rc(): AutoRc {
	return {};
}

Using .auto with this works:

{}

Expected behavior

Should output info about auto

Screenshots

Environment information:

"auto" version: v10.37.4
"git"  version: v2.32.0 (Apple Git-132)
"node" version: v17.9.1

Additional context

Full stack trace:

TypeScriptCompileError: Failed to compile TypeScript: Debug Failure. False expression: Non-string value passed to `ts.resolveTypeReferenceDirective`, likely by a wrapping package working with an outdated `resolveTypeReferenceDirectives` signature. This is probably not a problem in TS itself.
    at Function.TypeScriptCompileError.fromError (/path/to/my/repo/node_modules/@endemolshinegroup/cosmiconfig-typescript-loader/src/Errors/TypeScriptCompileError.ts:20:12)
    at /path/to/my/repo/node_modules/@endemolshinegroup/cosmiconfig-typescript-loader/src/index.ts:14:34
    at Generator.next (<anonymous>)
    at /path/to/my/repo/node_modules/tslib/tslib.js:118:75
    at new Promise (<anonymous>)
    at Object.__awaiter (/path/to/my/repo/node_modules/tslib/tslib.js:114:16)
    at loader (/path/to/my/repo/node_modules/@endemolshinegroup/cosmiconfig-typescript-loader/src/index.ts:6:51)
    at Explorer.loadFileContent (/path/to/my/repo/node_modules/cosmiconfig/src/Explorer.ts:81:32)
    at Explorer.createCosmiconfigResult (/path/to/my/repo/node_modules/cosmiconfig/src/Explorer.ts:89:36)
    at Explorer.loadSearchPlace (/path/to/my/repo/node_modules/cosmiconfig/src/Explorer.ts:65:31)

[SeanKeenan-at]

Apparently upgrading ts-node will fix this issue.

[domoritz]

Well, I hoped it would fix the issue but I ams till getting the same build failure in https://github.com/vega/ts-json-schema-generator/actions/runs/3048721411/jobs/4914094811. This is still a bug, I think.

[hydrosquall]

I think the issue is that a dependency of @auto-it/core is using an old (2+) version of this library which can't go above version 9.x .

auto/packages/core/package.json

Line 41 in 1bf25a5

"@endemolshinegroup/cosmiconfig-typescript-loader": "^3.0.2",

If we were to upgrade the loader to https://github.com/Codex-/cosmiconfig-typescript-loader (which sets ts-node as a peer instead of direct dependency )

The other workaround we're trying in the meantime is to use a JSON file instead of a TS file for configuring auto so that the the old loader code doesn't need to run at all. vega/ts-json-schema-generator#1413

[domoritz]

Looks like there even is a pull request: EndemolShineGroup/cosmiconfig-typescript-loader#215 but no updates. Maybe auto needs to use a different library that is more maintained.

[MikeMatusz]

Also had to stop using the TS config due to this, which is a shame since having typings available was really nice. Looks like that library was archived October 2, 2022. The cosmiconfig README recommends a fork of that as a replacement: https://github.com/codex-/cosmiconfig-typescript-loader

[hipstersmoothie]

Would you be interested In upgrading that for us?

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[MikeMatusz]

Yeah, looks like a pretty straightforward replacement. I think I can find some time in the next week or so to get a PR up.