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babel-preset-jaid

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A personal Babel preset collection by Jaid that aims to minimize boilerplate for JavaScript projects. Current stable version is v17.0.0, released in 2022. The preset includes curated plugins for modern JavaScript, React, and optional minification. Key differentiators: pure ESM exports since v17, custom options for React (false/true/"lib"/"dom"/"dom-lib"), and built-in path aliases. It differs from other presets like @babel/preset-env by bundling multiple plugins into a single config, reducing setup overhead. Maintenance is sporadic, with breaking changes across major versions.

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babel-preset-jaid

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Env Coverage0 / 6

glibc

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musl

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Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

tested against v? · npm install

Install × environment matrix

Each cell = how many times install + import succeeded across repeated harness runs. Partial = flaky.
glibc = Debian/Ubuntu slim · musl = Alpine Linux

musl

node 18–226 runs

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glibc

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Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

default

✓ import preset from 'babel-preset-jaid'

✗ const preset = require('babel-preset-jaid')

ESM-only since v17; do not use require().

PluginConfig

✓ import type { PluginConfig } from 'babel-preset-jaid'

✗ import { PluginConfig } from 'babel-preset-jaid'

TypeScript type export, runtime import will fail. Use 'import type'.

default (in .babelrc.js)

✓ module.exports = require('babel-preset-jaid').default

✗ module.exports = require('babel-preset-jaid')

Since ESM-only, require() returns an object with .default. Use this pattern in CommonJS .babelrc.js files.

Shows typical .babelrc usage and programmatic ESM import with options for React, minification, and target.

// Install: npm install --save-dev babel-preset-jaid // .babelrc { "presets": [ ["babel-preset-jaid", { "react": true, "minify": false, "target": "node" }] ] } // Or programmatically (ESM): import preset from 'babel-preset-jaid'; const options = { react: true, minify: false, target: 'node' }; const config = preset({}, options); console.log('Configured Babel with preset', Object.keys(config));

Debug

Known issues

breakingv17.0.0: Enabled ESM by default. The package now only exports ESM; CommonJS require() breaks.

fix

Switch to import syntax or update to latest version. For .babelrc.js, use module.exports = require('babel-preset-jaid').default.

affects: >=17

breakingv13.0.0: Option 'react' must now be false, true, "lib", "dom", or "dom-lib". Boolean true/false no longer sufficient.

fix

Update react option to one of the allowed string values or boolean.

affects: >=13

breakingv12.0.0: Removed support for ava and flow. Plugins for these are no longer included.

fix

If you need ava or flow support, pin to v11 or add the plugins manually.

affects: 12

breakingv14.0.0: Temporarily disabled reading Jest config; path aliases are now static (root, src, lib).

fix

Configure path aliases manually in your project if needed.

affects: 14

deprecatedv13.1.0: Switched from react-hot-loader/babel to react-refresh/babel. The old plugin is deprecated.

fix

If using react-hot-loader, migrate to react-refresh. The preset now uses react-refresh/babel.

affects: >=13.1

gotchaThe preset uses dynamic requires internally; may cause issues with bundlers that don't support CommonJS in dependencies.

fix

Update to v17 which is ESM-only, or configure your bundler to handle CommonJS.

affects: <17

Errors

Common errors & fixes

Error: Cannot find module 'babel-preset-jaid'

Package not installed or incorrect path.

fix

Run npm install --save-dev babel-preset-jaid@^17.0.0

Error [ERR_REQUIRE_ESM]: require() of ES Module

Using CommonJS require() with ESM-only package (v17+).

fix

Use import syntax or use require('babel-preset-jaid').default in CommonJS.

Error: preset-jaid: Unknown option 'react' with value 'string'

V13+ changed react option to accept only specific string values.

fix

Set react option to one of: false, true, 'lib', 'dom', 'dom-lib'.

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Version history

17.0.0latest on npm

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Dependencies

@babel/corerequiredPeer dependency required for Babel compilation.

@babel/clioptionalOptional CLI dependency for command-line compilation.

Agent activity

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/jaid/babel-preset-jaid ↗

packagehttps://www.npmjs.com/package/babel-preset-jaid ↗