🐛 Unexpected unused export when namespace used in array

[mlahargou]

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Description of the issue

I have a use case where I import a namespace. I then add that namespace to an array and pass it to a function. Knip is marking the namespace exports as unused. I've ensured that nsExports is not included.

Repro:

// namespace.js
export const foo = 'foo';
export const bar = 'bar';

// index.js
import * as NS from './namespace.js';

// This does throw errors
console.log([NS]);

// This doesn't throw errors
// console.log(NS);

Output:

> npm exec knip
Unused exports (2)
foo  NS  unknown  namespace.js:1:14
bar  NS  unknown  namespace.js:2:14

[webpro]

Thanks for the report @mlahargou, fix will be in the next one!

[webpro]

:rocket: This issue has been resolved in v5.37.2. See Release 5.37.2 for release notes.

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