ERROR 7790 nodejs.ERR_REQUIRE_ESMError

[FEjohnny]

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Environment details

node version: v16.19.0 "chatgpt": "^4.1.1", "typescript": "^4.6.3"

Describe the Bug

import { ^ Error [ERR_REQUIRE_ESM]: require() of ES Module /Users/johnny/Documents/personal/chatgpt/server/node_modules/chatgpt/build/index.js from /Users/johnny/Documents/personal/chatgpt/server/app/controller/ChatController.ts not supported.

[xjeeh]

It's also happening on my setup.

Environment:

node: v18.14.0 "chatgpt": "^4.1.3" "typescript": 4.9.5

[xjeeh]

@FEjohnny I changed my npm start script to npx tsx index.ts and it worked. So I believe we've missed some ESM config in our projects.

[fourcolors]

Hum.. I'm getting this same error working in Remix. Node: v18.12.1 "chatgpt": "^4.2.0", "typescript": "^4.8.4"

[brianyun]

I'm getting this error, too.

[brianyun]

"dependencies": {
		"chatgpt": "4.1.1",
		"express": "4.18.2",
		"dotenv": "16.0.3"
	},
	"devDependencies": {
		"@types/express": "4.17.17",
		"@types/mocha": "10.0.1",
		"@types/node": "18.11.19",
		"mocha": "10.2.0",
		"nodemon": "2.0.20",
		"ts-node": "10.9.1",
		"typescript": "4.9.5"
	}

[FEjohnny]

@FEjohnny I changed my npm start script to npx tsx index.ts and it worked. So I believe we've missed some ESM config in our projects.

yeah, but I try to add "type": "module" into package.json, it dosen't work.

[otakustay]

For node in CJS mode to use, this lib has to publish a dual format (ESM + CJS). Moving an existing project to pure ESM can be very hard.

If acceptable, I can help to make it dual format, I have worked this out several times in the past, not a difficult stuff.

[transitive-bullshit]

Please search the existing issues.

This module will not support commonjs and I have good reasons for that which I've explained previously. The readme even includes instructions on how to use this module from commonjs.