[Bug]: Custom Path Aliases not working in Nuxt project

[gyenabubakar]

Reproduction

https://github.com/gyenabubakar/repro-shadcn-nuxt-aliases-not-working

Describe the bug

In the reproduction repo, you will see that I have a minimal Nuxt project which configures a path alias: shadcn -> ./_shadcn.

In the components.json file, the path aliases have been configured this way:

{
    "ui": "shadcn",
    "components": "shadcn/components",
    "composables": "shadcn/_composables",
    "lib": "shadcn/_lib",
    "utils": "shadcn/utils"
  }

And the nuxt.config.ts file reflects this intent too. Note that, I moved the utils.ts file into the _shadcn directory.

The Bug

When I attempt to add the Button component:

npx shadcn-vue@latest add button

...this is what happens:

# ...installation logs

? The folder _shadcn already exists. Would you like to overwrite? › (y/N)

Pressing the Y key creates _shadcn/Button.vue and _shadcn/index.ts files. These files are supposed to be in _shadcn/button directory.

System Info

System:
    OS: macOS 15.4.1
    CPU: (10) arm64 Apple M1 Pro
    Memory: 158.45 MB / 16.00 GB
    Shell: 5.9 - /bin/zsh
  Binaries:
    Node: 20.11.1 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v20.11.1/bin/node
    Yarn: 1.22.22 - ~/.yarn/bin/yarn
    npm: 10.2.4 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v20.11.1/bin/npm
    pnpm: 9.7.1 - /opt/homebrew/bin/pnpm
    bun: 1.2.2 - ~/.bun/bin/bun
  Browsers:
    Brave Browser: 135.1.77.100
    Chrome: 135.0.7049.96
    Safari: 18.4
  npmPackages:
    @vueuse/core: ^13.1.0 => 13.1.0 
    nuxt: ^3.16.2 => 3.16.2 
    shadcn-nuxt: ^2.1.0 => 2.1.0 
    vue: ^3.5.13 => 3.5.13

Contributes

• I am willing to submit a PR to fix this issue
• I am willing to submit a PR with failing tests

[brokuka]

#1102