Jiti Node 22.12+ / 23.x bug

Node 22.12 backported require(esm) support. It appears there's a bug either in Node or in Jiti that causes imported files to be handled incorrectly.

Steps to reproduce

1. Clone this repo
2. Run node bug.js

What happens

This bug reproduces under the following conditions:

• A require(esm) call is used
• That call fails and is caught by a try/catch block
• Jiti is then used to import that same file

When Jiti is used by itself the bug does not happen — only in conjunction with a failed require(esm) call. The one in this repo fails because its importing a file without using a file extension:

import file from "./file";

If you add the file extension, the bug does not happen because the require(esm) call does not fail:

import file from "./file.js";