TypeError: _user2.default is not a constructor JS

Question

I am new to JS and ran into an issue. Basically what I am trying to do is create a new .js which only contains variables lets called the file users.js

var newuser = {
firstname:'Tony',
lastname: 'franklyn',
email:    `franky@gmail.com`,
password: 'Franklin123',
};

var User = {
email:    `checker@gmail.com`,
password: 'Checks',
 };

module.exports = {
newuser
};

Now in another file called sign up

  import news from './users.js';
  const newUser = new news();

 .typeText(Newuser.firstname)

I am trying to reference newuser But after I run my code I get a TypeError: _user2.default is not a constructor

Can someone explain why this is happening?

Answer 1

You cannot use the new operator on an object literal because the object literal is an object and not a class.

You need to structure your code as follows:

// user.js
function User() {
    return {
        firstname: 'Tony',
        lastname: 'franklyn',
        email: `franky@gmail.com`,
        password: 'Franklin123'
    }
}


let user = new User();

You may also use the class keyword if you are using ES6.

Answer 2

You are using "new" on a JSON Object, when new should be used on a Class to create an instance.

you would use your code like this: import news from './users.js'; news. newuser