Add node-polyfills

[curran]

Awesome Contribution Checklist:

• I have read, and re-read the Contributing Guidelines
• I have searched to ensure the suggested item doesn't exist on this list
• This PR contains only one item

Please Provide a Link A Repository for Your Addition

https://github.com/ionic-team/rollup-plugin-node-polyfills

Please Describe Your Addition

This is a mature package that polyfills Node builtins (such as EventEmitter). It is actually recommended by a Rollup warning that reads as follows:

Creating a browser bundle that depends on Node.js built-in modules ("events"). You might need to include https://github.com/ionic-team/rollup-plugin-node-polyfills

So, I was surpised that it's not on this list! As I've been using this list as a reference so frequently, I figured I'd open this PR to add this entry.

Thanks for maintaining!

[shellscape]

Unfortunately that package is no longer maintained and the maintainers are next to impossible to work with. The rollup project no longer recommends it.

[curran]

Oh I see. Thanks for the tip!

Out of curiosity, what is the recommended way to get Node polyfills in a Rollup context? Browserify plugin?

[curran]

The Rollup source still recommends it: https://github.com/rollup/rollup/blob/ce2592df6b369b68d61f58c2ef8bf4695421146a/src/finalisers/shared/warnOnBuiltins.ts#L39

[shellscape]

yeah there have been some open issues about that line of code. while that legacy bit of code stays, we can't in good conscience add that to the list here for the reasons stated. there have been some other projects attempting to fill the void, but everything ends up incomplete and it's a bit overwhelming for maintainers to tackle

[curran]

Understood. Thanks!

I think I'll give the Browserify Rollup plugin a spin and see if that does the job. I recall from years ago that Browserify did polyfill Node builtins, but haven't touched it in years.

[curran]

Oh wow, that https://www.npmjs.com/package/rollup-plugin-browserify-transform module hasn't been published in 4 years.

[curran]

Found that other issue: Stop recommending node-globals/node-builtins plugin #2881.

[curran]

Submitted a patch upstream rollup/rollup#4190

Looks like https://github.com/snowpackjs/rollup-plugin-polyfill-node is the clear winner.