"typescript.preferences.importModuleSpecifier": "project-relative" is not as intended about typescript

[ivan-palatov]

Can confirm it doesn't work as intended and makes imports from absolute path instead of project relative.

It started working like this after the latest update.

Current behaviour:

When importing functions from a current project, vscode makes the following import:

import { createMarkerElement } from "apps/client/src/pages/MainPage/useVehiclesLayer/createMarkerElement";

Expected behaviour:

import { createMarkerElement } from "./createMarkerElement";

[ivan-palatov]

@andrewbranch created an example here https://github.com/ivan-palatov/vscode-typescript-imports-bug

On the first try everything worked fine tho, but after I changed typescript version - it broke. Not sure why. I thought it had something to do with not being on the latest version, but right now on a project Im working on it is still happening even on the latest ts version.

Edit: If I swith typescript in vscode to workspace version (5.4.4 instead of vscode's 5.4.3) everything works fine, at least right now.

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[IllusionMH]

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[itseramin]

Same thing here.

[andrewbranch]

Can someone please provide an example repo with reproduction steps that show this happening?

[andrewbranch]

Thanks @ivan-palatov! I’m going to close this as fixed, but if anyone can reproduce on 5.4/nightly TS, please comment with repro steps and I’ll reopen and investigate more. I’m guessing this bug was accidentally fixed by code shuffling around in #55015.