Fix ESM import in core package by adding .babelrc and babel-plugin-add-import-extension #732
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This fixes issues from #731.
Here is the codesandbox that implements this https://codesandbox.io/p/github/Shellishack/webpack-esm-sandbox/fork-fix. After adding the babel plugin, core builds for ESM contains ".js" suffix in import clauses. So webpack no longer complains things like:
This might be a fix only for Webpack (I am only familiar with Webpack). May need more testing for Vite, etc.
I am sure if adding a babel plugin in this case would be the most appropriate solution, since it was the building tool that did not include file extensions in imports. Is it a behavior from tsbb causing this issue? LMK what you think.