From 0f8956dcf38bbcc15f6a1aa9b4fb86cdd2ac0c6d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: LukeGus <bugattiguy527@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:13:52 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] fix: give bundled plugin backends a real require for CJS deps

---
 packages/plugin-sdk/cli/commands/build.mjs | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/packages/plugin-sdk/cli/commands/build.mjs b/packages/plugin-sdk/cli/commands/build.mjs
index 33f79270f..fe9e20de6 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-sdk/cli/commands/build.mjs
+++ b/packages/plugin-sdk/cli/commands/build.mjs
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ export async function build({ cwd }) {
     // node_modules import instead, resolved at runtime like a host-provided
     // package.
     external: [...BACKEND_EXTERNALS, ...(manifest.nativeDependencies ?? [])],
+    // Bundled CJS deps still call require() for Node builtins at runtime.
+    // ESM has no ambient require, so give esbuild's require shim a real one.
+    banner: {
+      js: "import { createRequire as __termixCreateRequire } from 'node:module'; const require = __termixCreateRequire(import.meta.url);",
+    },
   });
 
   const frontendEntry = resolveEntry(cwd, FRONTEND_ENTRIES);