Intent to protoype: Importing text modules
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Eemeli Aro
Apr 15, 2026, 10:41:42 AM (9 days ago) Apr 15
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Summary:
import text from "path/to/file.txt" with { type: "text" };
Use Counter:
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Standards-Positions Discussion:
web-platform-tests:
Add a new 'text' value for JavaScript's import type attribute,
with which a file may be imported as a string value:
import text from "path/to/file.txt" with { type: "text" };
Bug:
Specifications:
- TC39: Stage 3 proposal
- WHATWG: HTML Standard PR (merged)
- WHATWG: Fetch Standard PR (merged)
- W3C: Content Security Policy PR (merged)
Platform Coverage:
all
Preference:
javascript.options.experimental.import_text
DevTools Bug:
n/a
Extensions Bug:
n/a
Extensions Bug:
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Use Counter:
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Standards-Positions Discussion:
https://github.com/mozilla/explainers/pull/57
Other Browsers:
Other Browsers:
- Blink: considering (https://issues.chromium.org/issues/494350643)
- WebKit: considering (https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=310340)
This is a proposal I've been advancing in TC39 and WHATWG since last November, and I'm now working on its implementation.
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