ES Module

[42zeroo]

Is there way to import and use this package as ES Module, not as CJS?

Whenever I'm trying to run my view from the browser, the error is thrown, which occurs when using tsc to compile:

Error [ERR_REQUIRE_ESM]: require() of ES Module C:\PROJEKTY\nodejsterminal\node_modules\tsx\dist\loader.js from C:\PROJEKTY\nodejsterminal\node_modules\express\lib\view.js not supported.
Instead change the require of loader.js in C:\PROJEKTY\nodejsterminal\node_modules\express\lib\view.js to a dynamic import() which is available in all CommonJS modules.
    at new View (C:\PROJEKTY\nodejsterminal\node_modules\express\lib\view.js:81:14)
    at Function.render (C:\PROJEKTY\nodejsterminal\node_modules\express\lib\application.js:587:12)
    at ServerResponse.render (C:\PROJEKTY\nodejsterminal\node_modules\express\lib\response.js:1039:7)
    at file:///C:/PROJEKTY/nodejsterminal/dist/utils/services/PreviewService.js:30:17
    at Layer.handle [as handle_request] (C:\PROJEKTY\nodejsterminal\node_modules\express\lib\router\layer.js:95:5)
    at next (C:\PROJEKTY\nodejsterminal\node_modules\express\lib\router\route.js:144:13)
    at Route.dispatch (C:\PROJEKTY\nodejsterminal\node_modules\express\lib\router\route.js:114:3)
    at Layer.handle [as handle_request] (C:\PROJEKTY\nodejsterminal\node_modules\express\lib\router\layer.js:95:5)
    at C:\PROJEKTY\nodejsterminal\node_modules\express\lib\router\index.js:284:15
    at Function.process_params (C:\PROJEKTY\nodejsterminal\node_modules\express\lib\router\index.js:346:12)
    at next (C:\PROJEKTY\nodejsterminal\node_modules\express\lib\router\index.js:280:10)
    at SendStream.error (C:\PROJEKTY\nodejsterminal\node_modules\serve-static\index.js:121:7)
    at SendStream.emit (node:events:526:28)
    at SendStream.error (C:\PROJEKTY\nodejsterminal\node_modules\send\index.js:270:17)
    at SendStream.onStatError (C:\PROJEKTY\nodejsterminal\node_modules\send\index.js:417:12)
    at next (C:\PROJEKTY\nodejsterminal\node_modules\send\index.js:731:16)
    at onstat (C:\PROJEKTY\nodejsterminal\node_modules\send\index.js:720:14)
    at FSReqCallback.oncomplete (node:fs:198:21)

When I have tried with tsx, another error is thrown, but again comming from express/lib/view.js:

c:\PROJEKTY\nodejsterminal\node_modules\express\lib\view.js:84
      throw new Error('Module "' + mod + '" does not provide a view engine.')
            ^

Error: Module "tsx" does not provide a view engine.
    at null.View (c:\PROJEKTY\nodejsterminal\node_modules\express\lib\view.js:84:13)
    at Function.render (c:\PROJEKTY\nodejsterminal\node_modules\express\lib\application.js:587:12)
    at ServerResponse.render (c:\PROJEKTY\nodejsterminal\node_modules\express\lib\response.js:1039:7)
    at null.<anonymous> (c:\PROJEKTY\nodejsterminal\src\utils\services\PreviewService.ts:38:11)
    at Layer.handle (c:\PROJEKTY\nodejsterminal\node_modules\express\lib\router\layer.js:95:5)
    at null.next (c:\PROJEKTY\nodejsterminal\node_modules\express\lib\router\route.js:144:13)
    at Route.dispatch (c:\PROJEKTY\nodejsterminal\node_modules\express\lib\router\route.js:114:3)
    at Layer.handle (c:\PROJEKTY\nodejsterminal\node_modules\express\lib\router\layer.js:95:5)
    at null.<anonymous> (c:\PROJEKTY\nodejsterminal\node_modules\express\lib\router\index.js:284:15)
    at Function.process_params (c:\PROJEKTY\nodejsterminal\node_modules\express\lib\router\index.js:346:12)

[ceddybi]

@42zeroo where you able to fix this?

[Surdok]

Did somebody fix this issue..

[ceddybi]

@Surdok i just used new nextjs with app router, it can export static html.

[Surdok]

@ceddybi
Can you elaborate more? Can I use nextjs to render from express? because in my case, I need to render .tsx files from express.
Also I am planning to not render static html..

[ceddybi]

@Surdok Yes it's possible, with nextjs. you can render tsx and serve nextjs's app/api
as an express server.

or you can also set up a separate express server that communicates to nextjs.

[danielbayley80]

I was having this issue with this and a few other packages. I switched to TSX and haven't looked back.