Circular Dependency Error with steiger.config.js when not in the Root Directory

[gwbaik9717]

Description

When running Steiger in a monorepo environment using pnpm, placing steiger.config.js under the packages/[PACKAGE_NAME] directory results in the following error:

Error [ERR_REQUIRE_CYCLE_MODULE]: Cannot require() ES Module /~~~~~~~/packages/client/steiger.config.js in a cycle.

The reason for locating steiger.config.js under the package directory instead of the root is that only one package uses Feature-Sliced Design (FSD). However, moving the configuration file to the root resolves the issue, but this approach feels suboptimal since the configuration applies to only one package.

Environment Details

• Package Manager: pnpm v10.3.0
• Steiger Version: 0.5.5
• Node Version: 22.13.1

[illright]

Interesting. Could you please create a small repro on CodeSandbox or StackBlitz? I want to play around with it because I don't yet understand what might be causing it

[gwbaik9717]

Sure. I'll let you know when ready!