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Fix jsPDF + Vite compatibility issue

🎯 Fixes Issue

Closes #3851

πŸ› Problem

jsPDF was not compatible with Vite due to missing exports field in package.json, causing:

βœ… Solution

  • Added comprehensive exports field to package.json for proper ES module resolution
  • Configured import/require/browser/types paths for modern bundlers
  • Created comprehensive test project to verify the fix

πŸ§ͺ Testing

  • βœ… Created /test-vite/ project demonstrating full compatibility
  • βœ… Verified import { jsPDF } from "jspdf" works correctly
  • βœ… Development server runs without errors
  • βœ… Production builds complete successfully
  • βœ… PDF generation and download working perfectly

πŸ“‹ Changes Made

  1. package.json: Added exports field with proper module resolution
  2. test-vite/: Complete Vite test project with working example
  3. Documentation: Added VITE_COMPATIBILITY_FIX.md with solution details

πŸ” Key Files

  • package.json - Added exports configuration
  • test-vite/ - Comprehensive test project
  • VITE_COMPATIBILITY_FIX.md - Solution documentation

πŸš€ Impact

This fix enables jsPDF to work seamlessly with:

  • Vite βœ…
  • Other modern ES module bundlers βœ…
  • Both development and production builds βœ…

πŸŽƒ Hacktoberfest

This contribution resolves a real compatibility issue and improves developer experience for modern JavaScript tooling.

- Add exports field to package.json for proper ES module resolution
- Create comprehensive test project demonstrating Vite compatibility
- Update imports to use non-minified ES build for better dependency resolution
- Add Vite configuration to handle external dependencies gracefully
- Verify both development and production builds work correctly

This resolves the 'Pre-transform error: failed to resolve import jspdf'
error that occurs when using jsPDF with Vite and other modern bundlers.

Fixes parallax#3851
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Can't use jspdf with a vite project. says Pre-transform error: failed to resolve import "jspdf"
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