Currently, I am facing a peculiar error while transpiling my TypeScript code to JavaScript using TypeORM. The error message that pops up is as follows:
(function (exports, require, module, __filename, __dirname) { import { Entity, PrimaryGeneratedColumn, ManyToOne, OneToMany, TreeChildren, TreeParent, JoinColumn, Column, Tree, TreeLevelColumn } from "typeorm";
^^^^^^
SyntaxError: Unexpected token import
at createScript (vm.js:80:10)
at Object.runInThisContext (vm.js:139:10)
at Module._compile (module.js:616:28)
at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:663:10)
at Module.load (module.js:565:32)
at tryModuleLoad (module.js:505:12)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:497:3)
at Module.require (module.js:596:17)
at require (internal/module.js:11:18)
at Function.PlatformTools.load (C:\Users\*redacted*\Workspace\experimental\*redacted*\node_modules\typeorm\platform\PlatformTools.js:126:28)
This issue arises when I run the following command in my tsconfig.json:
{
"compilerOptions": {
"lib": [
"es5",
"es6"
],
"target": "es5",
"module": "commonjs",
"moduleResolution": "node",
"outDir": "./build",
"emitDecoratorMetadata": true,
"experimentalDecorators": true,
"sourceMap": true
},
"exclude": [
"client"
]
}
And here's what my package.json looks like:
{
"name": "*redacted*",
"version": "1.0.0",
"description": "",
"main": "index.js",
"scripts": {
"test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
"dev": "nodemon --watch 'src/**/*.ts' --ignore 'src/**/*.spec.ts' --exec ts-node src/index.ts",
"start": "tsc && node ./build/index.js",
"migrate": "ts-node ./node_modules/typeorm/cli.js migration:generate"
},
"author": "*redacted*",
"license": "ISC",
"dependencies": {
...
},
"devDependencies": {
...
}
}
The source file where the error originates from contains the following code snippet:
import { Entity, PrimaryGeneratedColumn, ManyToOne, OneToMany, TreeChildren, TreeParent, JoinColumn, Column, Tree, TreeLevelColumn } from "typeorm";
import { User } from "./User";
import { Debate } from "./Debate";
// More TypeScript code goes here...
I have attempted several troubleshooting methods which include updating my Node.js version, adjusting the compiler options in tsconfig.json, and modifying the import statements within my entity files without much success.
If you have any insights or suggestions on how to resolve this dilemma, your input would be highly appreciated.