Unconditional watches + require() fallback

Author: pjeby

src/lib/output/plugins/AssetsPlugin.ts

@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ export class AssetsPlugin extends RendererComponent {
         }
 
         if (this.customCss) {
+            this.application.watchFile(this.customCss);
             if (existsSync(this.customCss)) {
-                this.application.watchFile(this.customCss);
                 copySync(this.customCss, join(dest, "custom.css"));
             } else {
                 this.application.logger.error(
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ export class AssetsPlugin extends RendererComponent {
         }
 
         if (this.customJs) {
+            this.application.watchFile(this.customJs);
             if (existsSync(this.customJs)) {
-                this.application.watchFile(this.customJs);
                 copySync(this.customJs, join(dest, "custom.js"));
             } else {
                 this.application.logger.error(

src/lib/utils/options/readers/typedoc.ts

@@ -92,11 +92,17 @@ export class TypeDocReader implements OptionsReader {
             try {
                 if (process.platform === "win32") {
                     // Node on Windows doesn't support the `?` trick for
-                    // cache-busting, so we need to use require()
+                    // cache-busting, so try using require()
                     delete require.cache[require.resolve(file)];
-                    const mod = require(file);
-                    fileContent = mod.default ?? mod;
-                } else {
+                    try {
+                        const mod = require(file);
+                        fileContent = mod.default ?? mod;
+                    } catch (error: any) {
+                        // Only recent node can require an ESM
+                        if (error?.code !== "ERR_REQUIRE_ESM") throw error;
+                    }
+                }
+                if (!fileContent) {
                     const esmPath = pathToFileURL(file).toString();
                     // Cache-bust for reload on watch
                     fileContent = await (