Correct way to reference shared code in custom functions?

[rtkcthomson]

Hello,

Is there a correct way to reference shared Javascript code between custom Spectral rule functions? We have some shared functions used in multiple custom Spectral rule functions that is in the functions directory beside the .js functions they are used in, normal import ... from statement. This works fine when we use the spectral-cli to execute the validation. However when we use the Visual Studio Code Spectral plugin (https://github.com/stoplightio/vscode-spectral) it fails to load the supporting .js files successfully producing an error of the form:

An error occurred while validating document <file_being_validated>: Unable to read ruleset at <path_to_ruleset_directory>/<spectral_ruleset_filename>. Error: Could not load <path_to_ruleset_directory>/functions/validationUtils (imported by <path_to_ruleset_directory>/functions/<custom_function_filename>): ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '<path_to_ruleset_directory>/functions/validationUtils'

There is a <path_to_ruleset_directory>/functions/validationUtils.js file.

Thanks in advance!