Babel unexpected token import when running mocha tests
The solutions offered in other related questions, such as including the proper presets (es2015) in .babelrc, are already implemented in my project.
I have two projects (lets call them A and B) which both use ES6 module syntax. In Project A, I'm importing Project B which is installed via npm and lives in the node_modules folder. When I run my test suite for Project A, I'm getting the error:
SyntaxError: Unexpected token import
Which is preceded by this alleged erroneous line of code from Project B:
(function (exports, require, module, __filename, __dirname) { import
createBrowserHistory from 'history/lib/createBrowserHistory';
The iife appears to be something npm or possibly babel related since my source file only contains "import createBrowserHistory from 'history/lib/createBrowserHistory'; The unit tests in Project B's test suite runs fine, and if I remove Project B as a dependency from Project A, my test suite then (still using es6 imports for internal project modules) works just fine.
Full Stack Trace:
SyntaxError: Unexpected token import
at exports.runInThisContext (vm.js:53:16)
at Module._compile (module.js:374:25)
at Module._extensions..js (module.js:405:10)
at Object.require.extensions.(anonymous function) [as .js] (/ProjectA/node_modules/babel-register/lib/node.js:138:7)
at Module.load (module.js:344:32)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:301:12)
at Module.require (module.js:354:17)
at require (internal/module.js:12:17)
at Object.<anonymous> (actionCreators.js:4:17)
at Module._compile (module.js:398:26)
at loader (/ProjectA/node_modules/babel-register/lib/node.js:130:5)
at Object.require.extensions.(anonymous function) [as .js] (/ProjectA/node_modules/babel-register/lib/node.js:140:7)
at Module.load (module.js:344:32)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:301:12)
at Module.require (module.js:354:17)
at require (internal/module.js:12:17)
at Object.<anonymous> (/ProjectA/src/components/core/wrapper/wrapper.js:28:23)
at Module._compile (module.js:398:26)
at loader (/ProjectA/node_modules/babel-register/lib/node.js:130:5)
at Object.require.extensions.(anonymous function) [as .js] (/ProjectA/node_modules/babel-register/lib/node.js:140:7)
at Module.load (module.js:344:32)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:301:12)
at Module.require (module.js:354:17)
at require (internal/module.js:12:17)
at Object.<anonymous> (/ProjectA/src/components/core/wrapper/wrapperSpec.js:15:16)
at Module._compile (module.js:398:26)
at loader (/ProjectA/node_modules/babel-register/lib/node.js:130:5)
at Object.require.extensions.(anonymous function) [as .js] (/ProjectA/node_modules/babel-register/lib/node.js:140:7)
at Module.load (module.js:344:32)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:301:12)
at Module.require (module.js:354:17)
at require (internal/module.js:12:17)
at /ProjectA/node_modules/mocha/lib/mocha.js:219:27
at Array.forEach (native)
at Mocha.loadFiles (/ProjectA/node_modules/mocha/lib/mocha.js:216:14)
at Mocha.run (/ProjectA/node_modules/mocha/lib/mocha.js:468:10)
at Object.<anonymous> (/ProjectA/node_modules/mocha/bin/_mocha:403:18)
at Module._compile (module.js:398:26)
at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:405:10)
at Module.load (module.js:344:32)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:301:12)
at Function.Module.runMain (module.js:430:10)
at startup (node.js:141:18)
at node.js:980:3
Here is my test command from package.json:
"test": "mocha --compilers js:babel-core/register '+(test|src)/**/*Spec.js'"
This StackOverflow post is similar but doesn't offer a solution for my use of the command line:
import a module from node_modules with babel but failedIt seems the only solution is to explicitly include: require('babel-core/register')({ ignore: /node_modules/(?!ProjectB)/ }); in a test helper file, and pass that along to mocha in my test command: mocha --require ./test/testHelper.js... The final solution: Add registerBabel.js: a separate file whose job is to require babel-core/register... require('babel-core/register')({ ignore: /node_modules/(?!ProjectB)/ }); Add an entry.js if your application also relies on babel-node. This acts as a wrapper for your es6 containing application. require('./registerBabel'); require('./server'); // this file has some es6 imports You would then run your application with node entry For mocha testing, testHelper.js should require registerBabel.js as well to initialize babel support at run time. require('./registerBabel'); And run your mocha tests with mocha --require ./testHelper.js '+(test)/**/*Spec.js' This will recursively test any file ending in "Spec.js" within "./test". Substitute the pattern with one matching the specs in your project.
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