fix

Author: MarkMcCulloh

libs/wingsdk/src/core/plugin-manager.ts

@@ -54,8 +54,14 @@ export class PluginManager {
       );
     }
 
-    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-require-imports
-    this.hooks.push(require(pluginAbsolutePath));
+    try {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-require-imports
+      this.hooks.push(require(pluginAbsolutePath));
+    } catch (err) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `Failed to load plugin from "${pluginAbsolutePath}":\n${err}`
+      );
+    }
   }
 
   /**

libs/wingsdk/test/core/plugin-manager.test.ts

@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ import * as tfaws from "../../src/target-tf-aws";
 import { tfResourcesOfCount, mkdtemp } from "../util";
 
 const PLUGIN_CODE = `
-var s3_bucket = require("../.gen/providers/aws/s3-bucket");
+var s3_bucket = require("${require.resolve(
+  "../../src/.gen/providers/aws/s3-bucket"
+)}");
 
 exports.preSynth = function(app) {
   new s3_bucket.S3Bucket(app, "PluginBucket", {bucket: "plugin-bucket"})