TypeORM Entity in NESTJS - Cannot use import statement outside a module

Question

Started new project with \'nest new\' command. Works fine until I add entity file to it.

Got following error:

import { Entity, Column, Primary

Answer 1

Configuration to support migrations:

// FILE: src/config/ormconfig.ts

const connectionOptions: ConnectionOptions = {
  
  // Other configs here

  // My ormconfig isn't in root folder
  entities: [`${__dirname}/../**/*.entity.{ts,js}`],
  synchronize: false,
  dropSchema: false,
  migrationsRun: false,
  migrations: [getMigrationDirectory()],
  cli: {
    migrationsDir: 'src/migrations',
  }
}

function getMigrationDirectory() {
    const directory = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'migration' ? 'src' : `${__dirname}`;
    return `${directory}/migrations/**/*{.ts,.js}`;
}

export = connectionOptions;

// FILE package.json

{
  // Other configs here

  "scripts": {
    "typeorm": "NODE_ENV=migration ts-node -r tsconfig-paths/register ./node_modules/typeorm/cli.js --config src/config/database.ts",
    "typeorm:migrate": "npm run typeorm migration:generate -- -n",
    "typeorm:run": "npm run typeorm migration:run",
    "typeorm:revert": "npm run typeorm migration:revert"
  }
}