Svelte · Senior · Question 43 of 75

What happened to the `$lib` alias in SvelteKit 3?

✓Correct answer: It was replaced by a #lib alias declared in package.json imports, using Node's subpath imports
2It was renamed to ~lib
3It still works without changes

Explanation

Vite and TypeScript resolve subpath imports natively. Imports now include file extensions, e.g. #lib/foo.js.

Further reading

Migrating to SvelteKit v3 ↗

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