How to use import in Node.js
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Using Node.js and you want to stop using require()
?
const fs = require('fs')
and instead use the ES modules import
syntax?
import fs from 'fs'
You have to do this.
Go in the package.json
file and add "type": "module",
, like this:
{
"name": "projectname",
"version": "1.0.0",
...the rest of your file
}
{
"name": "projectname",
"type": "module",
"version": "1.0.0",
...the rest of your file
}
That’s it!
You can now use import like
import fs from 'fs'
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