Use ESBuild config

[Henry-Hiles]

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Feature request

I would love it if you could add esbuild configuration for TSX to use (specifically plugins). I believe tsx uses esbuild internally, so this should be possible.

Motivations

Id like to be able to use plugins like esbuild-plugin-import-pattern with tsx.

Alternatives

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[privatenumber]

tsx is designed to enhance Node with TypeScript support, requiring no configuration to get started.

Even if we wanted to add an esbuild config, we can't because tsx uses esbuild's Transform API to process TypeScript, which doesn't support plugins.

On the flip side, because tsx is built to enhance Node, you can customize it in the same way you would with Node itself. But, if esbuild plugin use is a must for you, using esbuild directly is recommended.

[Henry-Hiles]

I see, thank you. I can probably work around it (I just need to figure out how to exclude files in rebuild so they only show up in tsx)