@nrwl/node library babel jest setting does not work

Current Behavior

After scaffolding a brand new node library using @nrwl/node and selecting the babelJest option tests do not run for the generated library.

Expected Behavior

Tests should be able to run in a new project

Steps to Reproduce

• Generate a new NX workspace
• Add the @nrwl/node package
• Generate a node library choosing the babelJest option, eg:

npm run nx generate @nrwl/node:library – --name=babel-test
–buildable
–importPath=@some-org/babel-test
–publishable
–standaloneConfig
–strict
–no-interactive
–babelJest

• Run tests for the newly create library npm run test babel-test:test
• Observe that the tests fail to run

Failure Logs

FAIL   babel-test  packages/babel-test/src/lib/babel-test.spec.ts
● Test suite failed to run

Jest encountered an unexpected token

Jest failed to parse a file. This happens e.g. when your code or its dependencies use non-standard JavaScript syntax, or when Jest is not configured to support such syntax.

Out of the box Jest supports Babel, which will be used to transform your files into valid JS based on your Babel configuration.

By default "node_modules" folder is ignored by transformers.

Here's what you can do:
 • If you are trying to use ECMAScript Modules, see https://jestjs.io/docs/ecmascript-modules for how to enable it.
 • To have some of your "node_modules" files transformed, you can specify a custom "transformIgnorePatterns" in your config.
 • If you need a custom transformation specify a "transform" option in your config.
 • If you simply want to mock your non-JS modules (e.g. binary assets) you can stub them out with the "moduleNameMapper" config option.

You'll find more details and examples of these config options in the docs:
https://jestjs.io/docs/configuration
For information about custom transformations, see:
https://jestjs.io/docs/code-transformation

Details:

/home/jesse/code/deepkit-community/modules/packages/babel-test/src/lib/babel-test.spec.ts:1
({"Object.<anonymous>":function(module,exports,require,__dirname,__filename,jest){import { babelTest } from './babel-test';
                                                                                  ^^^^^^

SyntaxError: Cannot use import statement outside a module

  at Runtime.createScriptFromCode (../../node_modules/jest-runtime/build/index.js:1479:14)
  at TestScheduler.scheduleTests (../../node_modules/@jest/core/build/TestScheduler.js:333:13)

Test Suites: 1 failed, 1 total Tests: 0 total Snapshots: 0 total Time: 0.218 s

Environment

Node : 14.15.4
  OS   : linux x64
  npm  : 6.14.14
  
  nx : Not Found
  @nrwl/angular : Not Found
  @nrwl/cli : 12.7.2
  @nrwl/cypress : Not Found
  @nrwl/devkit : 12.7.2
  @nrwl/eslint-plugin-nx : 12.7.2
  @nrwl/express : Not Found
  @nrwl/jest : 12.7.2
  @nrwl/linter : 12.7.2
  @nrwl/nest : Not Found
  @nrwl/next : Not Found
  @nrwl/node : 12.7.2
  @nrwl/nx-cloud : 12.3.10
  @nrwl/react : Not Found
  @nrwl/schematics : Not Found
  @nrwl/tao : 12.7.2
  @nrwl/web : Not Found
  @nrwl/workspace : 12.7.2
  @nrwl/storybook : Not Found
  @nrwl/gatsby : Not Found
  typescript : 4.3.5

[smo043]

Any updates? I am also facing the same error.

[valerius21]

@markogresak thanks!

The error disappears. I am now getting the SyntaxError: Cannot use import statement outside a module Error.

I’ll try to do some config tweaking.