SyntaxError: Cannot use import statement outside a module

Steps to reproduce

Install into feathers v4 app using js.

server/node_modules/feathers-authentication-management/dist/index.js:1
import setup from './setupAuthManagement';
^^^^^^

SyntaxError: Cannot use import statement outside a module
    at Object.compileFunction (node:vm:352:18)
    at wrapSafe (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1027:15)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1063:27)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1153:10)
    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:975:32)
    at Function.Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:822:12)
    at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:999:19)
    at require (node:internal/modules/cjs/helpers:102:18)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1099:14)

Node.js v17.9.1

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[fratzinger]

I’ll publish a commonJS version of the package 👍

[claustres]

What module version are you using v3 or v4 ? Usually this error is linked to the fact you are trying to import an ES module into a CommonJS module. You might have to set the type property to module in your package.json file if you are working with ES modules. Maybe it is related to typescript so that the code is not correctly transpiled. However I will not be able to help on that, @fratzinger might help ?