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rollup-plugin-fast-typescript

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A Rollup plugin that delegates TypeScript transpilation to one of esbuild, swc, or sucrase for faster builds. Current stable version is 3.0.0, requiring Rollup ≥4.0.0 and Node ≥24.0.0. It provides zero-config operation via tsconfig.json, supports tsconfig extends, paths, baseUrl, rootDirs, and moduleSuffixes. Unlike @rollup/plugin-typescript or rollup-plugin-esbuild, it offers a choice of transpiler while maintaining full TypeScript-like module resolution. The plugin is ESM-only and does not perform type checking or emit declarations.

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INSTALL

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rollup-plugin-fast-typescript

devopsjavascriptv3.0.0

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Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

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Code

Verified usage

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

default

✓ import fastTypescript from 'rollup-plugin-fast-typescript'

✗ const fastTypescript = require('rollup-plugin-fast-typescript')

Package is ESM-only; require() will throw. Use dynamic import if needed in CJS.

esbuild

✓ import { esbuild } from 'rollup-plugin-fast-typescript'

✗ import esbuild from 'rollup-plugin-fast-typescript'

Named export, not default. Added in v2.1.0.

swc

✓ import { swc } from 'rollup-plugin-fast-typescript'

✗ import { swc as fastTypescript } from 'rollup-plugin-fast-typescript'

Named export. No alias needed.

sucrase

✓ import { sucrase } from 'rollup-plugin-fast-typescript'

✗ import { sucrase as default } from 'rollup-plugin-fast-typescript'

Named export. Added in v2.1.0.

Basic Rollup configuration using fastTypescript with esbuild transpiler and nodeResolve.

// rollup.config.mjs import fastTypescript from 'rollup-plugin-fast-typescript'; import { nodeResolve } from '@rollup/plugin-node-resolve'; export default { input: 'src/index.ts', output: { dir: 'dist', format: 'es' }, plugins: [ fastTypescript('esbuild'), // or 'swc' or 'sucrase' nodeResolve(), ] };

Debug

Known issues

breakingRequires Node >=24.0.0 (v3.0.0)

fix

Upgrade Node.js to 24.0.0 or later.

affects: >=3.0.0

breakingPackage is ESM-only; commonjs require() throws ERR_REQUIRE_ESM

fix

Use import syntax or dynamic import(). Switch to ESM configuration file (rollup.config.mjs).

affects: >=1.0.0

breakingRequires Rollup >=4.0.0 (v3.0.0)

fix

Upgrade Rollup to 4.0.0 or later.

affects: >=3.0.0

deprecatedPlugin does not perform type checking; relies on external IDE or tsc --noEmit

fix

Run tsc --noEmit in parallel if type checking is needed.

affects: >=1.0.0

gotchaTranspiler peer dependency must be installed manually; plugin won't install it

fix

Install one of: esbuild, @swc/core, or sucrase as a devDependency.

affects: >=1.0.0

Errors

Common errors & fixes

Error [ERR_REQUIRE_ESM]: require() of ES Module /path/to/rollup-plugin-fast-typescript from /path/to/rollup.config.js not supported.

Using require() to load an ESM-only package.

fix

Rename rollup.config.js to rollup.config.mjs or add `"type": "module"` in package.json and use import.

TypeError: fastTypescript is not a function

Using default import but plugin was imported via CJS or wrong import style.

fix

Use `import fastTypescript from 'rollup-plugin-fast-typescript'` in an ESM context.

Error: Cannot find module 'esbuild'

Missing transpiler peer dependency.

fix

Install esbuild: npm install --save-dev esbuild (or @swc/core or sucrase).

Upgrade

Version history

3.0.0latest on npm

Audit

Dependencies

rolluprequiredRequired as a peer dependency - the plugin is a Rollup plugin and needs Rollup ≥4.0.0 to function.

typescriptrequiredUses TypeScript API for tsconfig.json resolution - must be installed despite not being the transpiler.

esbuildoptionalOne of the supported transpilers; user must install at least one.

@swc/coreoptionalOne of the supported transpilers; user must install at least one.

sucraseoptionalOne of the supported transpilers; user must install at least one.

Agent activity

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/Septh/rollup-plugin-fast-typescript ↗

packagerollup-plugin-fast-typescript ↗

homepagehttps://github.com/Septh/rollup-plugin-fast-typescript#readme ↗