Cannot use import statement outside a module

Heyo.

Normally I don't run into these issues, but for some reason I cannot find this one out. There's some really weird things going on.

This is the beginning of my main.ts file:

TypeScript

import { Client, Databases, Account } from "node-appwrite";

import {
  getUsers,
  getUserSelf,
  getUserData,
  getUserDataSelf,
} from "@/utils/user-actions";
import { getEvents } from "@/utils/event-actions";

export const client = new Client();
export const account = new Account(client);
export const databases = new Databases(client);

export { ID } from "node-appwrite";

type Context = {
  req: any;
  res: any;
  log: (msg: any) => void;
  error: (msg: any) => void;
};

export default async ({ req, res, log, error }: Context) => {

But I am getting an error for the imports. :crey:

I tried looking in the template: https://github.com/appwrite/templates/blob/main/node-typescript/whatsapp-with-vonage/src/main.ts, however there you import files using .js even though the files are .ts..? Which also does not work. So confused on that.

TL;DR

Developers are encountering the "Cannot use import statement outside a module" error in their TypeScript file. The issue lies in the import paths. To resolve it, ensure correct module paths are used, i.e., use relative paths or consider setting up a module resolution strategy.

What does your package.json look like?

Ah sorry didn't see your message.

TypeScript

{
  "name": "function-user-endpoints",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "",
  "author": "Faye",
  "main": "src/main.ts",
  "type": "module",
  "scripts": {
    "format": "prettier --write ."
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "@types/node": "^20.12.12",
    "prettier": "^3.2.5"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "node-appwrite": "^12.0.1",
    "typescript": "^5.4.5"
  }
}

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