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Expand Up @@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ node --experimental-transform-types --import="amaro/transform" file.ts

#### Type stripping in dependencies

Contrary to the Node.js [TypeScript support](https://nodejs.org/docs/latest/api/typescript.html#type-stripping-in-dependencies), when used as a loader, Amaro handles TypeScript files inside folders under a `node_modules` path.
When used as a loader, Amaro still relies on Node.js module loading. For this reason when trying to execute files under `node_modules` it throws
`ERR_UNSUPPORTED_NODE_MODULES_TYPE_STRIPPING`. As a result, type stripping in dependencies does not work.

### Monorepo usage

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