Unexpected reserved word 'import' when using babel

Question

Using Babel in my NodeJSv4.1.1 code.

Got the require hook in:

require(\"babel-core/register\");

$appRoot = __dirname;

module.exports = require(\".         


        

Answer 1

It seems that this file is not being transpiled. Is this subsequently loaded .js file in the node_modules directory? If so, you need to:

require("babel-core/register")({
  // This will override `node_modules` ignoring - you can alternatively pass
  // an array of strings to be explicitly matched or a regex / glob
  ignore: false
});

By default all requires to node_modules will be ignored. You can override this by passing an ignore regex

https://babeljs.io/docs/usage/require/