cannot import a node_module using require?

Question

I am importing a module like this in commonjs:

var ApiAi = require('api-ai-javascript').ApiAiClient

But I can't use it like this:

var client = new ApiAiClient({ accessToken: '459833646b974d85a1d853c7hdg' });

I get an error:

export * from "./es6/ApiAiClient";

^^^^^^

SyntaxError: Unexpected token 'export'

How do I fix this?

Answer 1

Try using import keyword. It will look something like this import ApiAi from 'api-api' and then maybe the export keyword will work.

Answer 2

Have you run npm install of the module you are trying to use? You can check this if you have a node_modules folder, the folder 'api-ai-javascript' should be around.

Are you using an updated node version? Maybe you are using an old version of node and this package you are trying to use requires a newer one (check with node -v within a terminal).

Another thing, this line:

var ApiAi = require('api-ai-javascript').ApiAiClient

Means you are importing the ApiAiClient from the module 'api-ai-javascript', and you are keeping a reference to it within the variable ' ApiAi '. So, if you want to use it, you need to call:

var client = new ApiAi({ accessToken: '459833646b974d85a1d853c7hdg' });

Notice I changed new ApiAiClient to new ApiAi .