Background.ts is not included in the Dist build

[lewiskyron]

I’m preparing to submit my extension to the Chrome Web Store, but when I inspect the dist folder, the background script isn’t there. I’m not sure if this is expected behavior or if it indicates a misconfiguration in my setup. Below is how I am loading the background.ts in my manifest.json locally:

"background": { "service_worker": "src/chrome-services/utils/background.ts", "type": "module" },

However this is what I see in the dist folder:

"background": { "service_worker": "service-worker-loader.js", "type": "module" },

Locally the code is working however I cannot seem to see the background script in the dist folder. For more context I am seeking guidance on this since my extension keeps getting rejected for using the tabs permission which I am using to roll out my authentication. According to Google this is not being used and I believe they are claiming this since the background script is nowhere to be seen in the dist folder. Thanks in advance

[Toumash]

What version you're using? Could you provide a reproduction? Best if a public github repo with just this setup.

I'm using beta version of crxjs on production with content_script and background.js without any ptoblems

    background: {
      service_worker: 'src/entrypoints/serviceWorker/serviceWorkerScript.ts',
    },
    permissions: ['alarms', 'storage', 'cookies', 'webRequest'],

Maybe you could try to compare it with my template repo
https://github.com/Toumash/react-extension-vite-template