Throws error in monorepo that has a package.json at the toplevel

[vikigenius]

I have a monorepo that has both a pyproject.toml and a package.json at the toplevel

I install basedpyright in my virtual environment:

Using

uv add --dev basedpyright

It seems like basedpyright is somehow using my package.json when it shouldn't

file:///home/void/Projects/Python/chatpyre/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/basedpyright/index.js:6
global.__rootDirectory = __dirname + '/dist/';
                         ^

ReferenceError: __dirname is not defined in ES module scope
This file is being treated as an ES module because it has a '.js' file extension and '/home/void/Projects/Python/chatpyre/package.json' contains "type": "module". To treat it as a CommonJS script, rename it to use the '.cjs' file extension.
    at file:///home/void/Projects/Python/chatpyre/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/basedpyright/index.js:6:26
    at ModuleJob.run (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:268:25)
    at async onImport.tracePromise.__proto__ (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:543:26)
    at async asyncRunEntryPointWithESMLoader (node:internal/modules/run_main:116:5)

Node.js v22.11.0

[DetachHead]

oh wow, i also have a project with both a top-level pyproject.toml and package.json but never ran into this issue because it doesn't use "type": "module"

[vikigenius]

Yep. I tried a bunch of things and don't know if there is a way to have something that works for both cjs and module.

There also doesn't seem to be a way to ignore the package.json

The easiest solution is probably to also bundle a minimal package.json alongside the index.js file to make sure it only uses that one.

[vikigenius]

Adding an empty package.json alongside index.js fixes this issue

By empty, I mean just the {}.