misc(build): do not include locales in devtools bundle

build/build-bundle.js

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
 const assert = require('assert').strict;
+const stream = require('stream');
 const mkdir = fs.promises.mkdir;
 const LighthouseRunner = require('../lighthouse-core/runner.js');
 const exorcist = require('exorcist');
@@ -66,7 +67,23 @@ async function browserifyFile(entryPath, distPath) {
     })
     // Transform the fs.readFile etc into inline strings.
     .transform('@wardpeet/brfs', {
-      readFileSyncTransform: minifyFileTransform,
+      /** @param {string} file */
+      readFileTransform: (file) => {
+        // Don't include locales in DevTools.
+        if (isDevtools(entryPath) && locales.includes(file)) {
+          return new stream.Transform({
+            transform(chunk, enc, next) {
+              next();
+            },
+            final(next) {
+              this.push('{}');
+              next();
+            },
+          });
+        }
+
+        return minifyFileTransform(file);
+      },
       global: true,
       parserOpts: {ecmaVersion: 12},
     })
@@ -90,12 +107,6 @@ async function browserifyFile(entryPath, distPath) {
     bundle.ignore(require.resolve('../report/report-assets.js'));
   }
 
-  // Don't include locales in DevTools.
-  if (isDevtools(entryPath)) {
-    // @ts-expect-error bundle.ignore does accept an array of strings.
-    bundle.ignore(locales);
-  }
-
   // Expose the audits, gatherers, and computed artifacts so they can be dynamically loaded.
   // Exposed path must be a relative path from lighthouse-core/config/config-helpers.js (where loading occurs).
   const corePath = './lighthouse-core/';

build/build-lightrider-bundles.js

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ function buildReportGenerator() {
   browserify(generatorFilename, {standalone: 'ReportGenerator'})
     // Transform the fs.readFile etc into inline strings.
     .transform('@wardpeet/brfs', {
-      readFileSyncTransform: minifyFileTransform,
+      readFileTransform: minifyFileTransform,
       global: true,
       parserOpts: {ecmaVersion: 12},
     })

build/build-viewer.js

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ async function run() {
   const generatorFilename = `${LH_ROOT}/report/report-generator.js`;
   const generatorBrowserify = browserify(generatorFilename, {standalone: 'ReportGenerator'})
     .transform('@wardpeet/brfs', {
-      readFileSyncTransform: minifyFileTransform,
+      readFileTransform: minifyFileTransform,
     });
 
   /** @type {Promise<string>} */