Replace dynamic ESM import with require() for chromadb to ensure
Electron can resolve the package against the plugin's node_modules.
Also wrap default fetch fallback in an arrow function to avoid
potential strict mode issues with global fetch.
The root cause: Obsidian's plugin loader expects main.js at the plugin root
alongside manifest.json. The previous 'dist/' output + shim approach caused
'Cannot find module ./dist/main.js' because dist/ was either missing or not
resolved correctly in Obsidian's module loader.
Changes:
- build: use esbuild to bundle all source into a single main.js (61KB)
tsc --noEmit for type checking; esbuild for the actual bundle
- main.js: no longer a shim — it's the fully bundled plugin
- package.json: added esbuild as devDependency; obsidian moved to devDeps
- install.sh: remove dist/ copy step, add cleanup of old dist/ from vault
- README.md: updated manual install steps to reflect bundling
- package.json: move obsidian from dependencies to devDependencies
(it is a type stub — having it in dependencies risks shadowing
Obsidian's built-in API if node_modules is present in the plugin folder)
- main.js: explicitly extract default export from dist/main.js so the
shim works with both plugin.default and direct-export loader patterns
Obsidian's plugin loader expects main.js at the plugin root alongside
manifest.json — it does not resolve subdirectory paths in the 'main'
field. Added a thin CommonJS shim that re-exports from dist/main.js.
- main.js: new entry shim (module.exports = require('./dist/main.js'))
- manifest.json: 'main' changed from 'dist/main.js' to 'main.js'
- install.sh: copy main.js shim to plugin folder, verify its presence
- README.md: add main.js to manual install instructions
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