"SyntaxError: Cannot use import statement outside a module" when running /examples/node

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> npm install ../..


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~/dev/matrix-js-sdk/examples/node$ node app
/home/bla/dev/matrix-js-sdk/examples/node/node_modules/matrix-js-sdk/src/index.ts:17
import * as matrixcs from "./matrix";
^^^^^^

SyntaxError: Cannot use import statement outside a module
    at internalCompileFunction (node:internal/vm:73:18)
    at wrapSafe (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1149:20)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1190:27)
    at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1280:10)
    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1089:32)
    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:930:12)
    at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1113:19)
    at require (node:internal/modules/cjs/helpers:103:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/bla/dev/matrix-js-sdk/examples/node/app.js:3:11)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1226:14)

Node.js v18.14.0

[SAIKUMARREDDYGANUGAPENTA]

yes

[ryucraftz]

Getting same problem
what to do

[jessebot]

#3767 should have fixed this, but the code wasn't signed off, so the PR got closed. If someone can submit another one, this can maybe be fixed?

[richvdh]

"Fixed" by #4286, I believe

[jessebot]

thank you!

[JuliaSoriaSmith]

I am running 34.1.0, and I am still getting the error:

(node:1803592) Warning: To load an ES module, set "type": "module" in the package.json or use the .mjs extension.
(Use node --trace-warnings ... to show where the warning was created)

index.js:2
import * as sdk from "matrix-js-sdk";
^^^^^^

SyntaxError: Cannot use import statement outside a module
at wrapSafe (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1281:20)
at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1321:27)
at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1416:10)
at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1208:32)
at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1024:12)
at Function.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain] (node:internal/modules/run_main:174:12)
at node:internal/main/run_main_module:28:49

Node.js v20.16.0

[richvdh]

@JuliaSoriaSmith suggest you open a new issue with clear reproduction steps. The example is working fine for me. Note that its package.json requires matrix-js-sdk v32.

[swaggymarie]

hello, I'm also getting this error with 34.1.0