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Exports is not defined in ES module scope

See original GitHub issue

Environment

Operating System: Windows_NT - Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1 (OS Build 19043.1288), WFEP 120.2212.3920.0
Node Version: v16.11.1
Nuxt Version: 3.0.0-27248715.54549cf
Package Manager: Yarn
Bundler: Vite
User Config: srcDir, ssr
Runtime Modules: -
Build Modules: -

Describe the bug

When using a third-party src folder (which is not the current folder) and when server rendering is enabled, an error 500 appears - exports is not defined in ES module scope

Reproduction

run npx nuxi init and yarn install
create src dir and second app.vue for example (or pages/index.vue)
run yarn dev

I couldn’t change the node js version on stackblitz and codesandbox, so I’m attaching my git repo for example https://github.com/eakhadov/nuxt3-bug

Additional context

srcDir: './src', ssr: true = error srcDir: './src', ssr: false = ok

srcDir: '.', ssr: true = ok srcDir: '.', ssr: false = ok

Logs

Nuxt CLI v3.0.0-27248715.54549cf                                                                                                                              00:19:35  
                                                                                                                                                              00:19:35  
  > Local:    http://localhost:3000/
  > Network:  http://192.168.208.1:3000/
  > Network:  http://172.24.112.1:3000/
  > Network:  http://192.168.1.3:3000/
  > Network:  http://172.18.192.1:3000/

√ Generated nuxt.d.ts                                                                                                                                         00:19:41
i Vite warmed up in 1334ms                                                                                                                                    00:19:42
√ Vite server built in 2178ms                                                                                                                                 00:19:43
√ Nitro built in 288 ms                                                                                                                                       00:19:43
exports is not defined in ES module scope
  at $id_29efbadd (file:///C:/Users/Emil/Desktop/nuxt-err/.nuxt/dist/server/server.mjs:88:23)
  at __instantiateModule__ (file:///C:/Users/Emil/Desktop/nuxt-err/.nuxt/dist/server/server.mjs:8279:9)  
  at __ssrLoadModule__ (file:///C:/Users/Emil/Desktop/nuxt-err/.nuxt/dist/server/server.mjs:8227:25)     
  at ssrImport (file:///C:/Users/Emil/Desktop/nuxt-err/.nuxt/dist/server/server.mjs:8251:13)
  at $id_0a51e162 (file:///C:/Users/Emil/Desktop/nuxt-err/.nuxt/dist/server/server.mjs:15:37)
  at __instantiateModule__ (file:///C:/Users/Emil/Desktop/nuxt-err/.nuxt/dist/server/server.mjs:8279:9)  
  at __ssrLoadModule__ (file:///C:/Users/Emil/Desktop/nuxt-err/.nuxt/dist/server/server.mjs:8227:25)     
  at file:///C:/Users/Emil/Desktop/nuxt-err/.nuxt/dist/server/server.mjs:8292:22
  at ModuleJob.run (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:183:25)
  at async Loader.import (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:178:24)

Issue Analytics

State:
Created 2 years ago
Reactions:8
Comments:12 (5 by maintainers)

Top GitHub Comments

2reactions

TheLearneercommented, Nov 2, 2021

@pi0 @danielroe It seems this issue was closed but this issue still persists on latest commit as of writing this i.e. ^3.0.0-27264278.aba2d22

And like mentioned above setting ssr to false solves it, but if ssr is true this error shows up

2reactions

inluxccommented, Oct 27, 2021

Its happing to me in Mac BigSur


 WARN  [SSR] Error transforming ./node_modules/vue/server-renderer/index.js: Error: Missing "./server-renderer/index.js" export in "vue" package                                                                         12:47:48

✔ Vite server built in 1295ms                                                                                                                                                                                            12:47:48
✔ Nitro built in 169 ms                                                                                                                                                                                                  12:47:48
exports is not defined in ES module scope
  at $id_60f0615f (file://./.nuxt/dist/server/server.mjs:88:23)
  at __instantiateModule__ (file://./.nuxt/dist/server/server.mjs:7194:9)
  at __ssrLoadModule__ (file://./.nuxt/dist/server/server.mjs:7141:25)
  at ssrImport (file://./.nuxt/dist/server/server.mjs:7166:13)
  at $id_15c79d3d (file://./.nuxt/dist/server/server.mjs:15:37)
  at __instantiateModule__ (file://./.nuxt/dist/server/server.mjs:7194:9)
  at __ssrLoadModule__ (file://./.nuxt/dist/server/server.mjs:7141:25)
  at file://./.nuxt/dist/server/server.mjs:7207:22
  at ModuleJob.run (internal/modules/esm/module_job.js:169:25)
  at async Loader.import (internal/modules/esm/loader.js:177:24)
exports is not defined in ES module scope
  at $id_60f0615f (file://./.nuxt/dist/server/server.mjs:88:23)
  at __instantiateModule__ (file://./.nuxt/dist/server/server.mjs:7194:9)
  at __ssrLoadModule__ (file://./.nuxt/dist/server/server.mjs:7141:25)
  at ssrImport (file://./.nuxt/dist/server/server.mjs:7166:13)
  at $id_15c79d3d (file://./.nuxt/dist/server/server.mjs:15:37)
  at __instantiateModule__ (file://./.nuxt/dist/server/server.mjs:7194:9)
  at __ssrLoadModule__ (file://./.nuxt/dist/server/server.mjs:7141:25)
  at file://./.nuxt/dist/server/server.mjs:7207:22
  at ModuleJob.run (internal/modules/esm/module_job.js:169:25)
  at async Loader.import (internal/modules/esm/loader.js:177:24)
exports is not defined in ES module scope
  at $id_60f0615f (file://./.nuxt/dist/server/server.mjs:88:23)
  at __instantiateModule__ (file://./.nuxt/dist/server/server.mjs:7194:9)
  at __ssrLoadModule__ (file://./.nuxt/dist/server/server.mjs:7141:25)
  at ssrImport (file://./.nuxt/dist/server/server.mjs:7166:13)
  at $id_15c79d3d (file://./.nuxt/dist/server/server.mjs:15:37)
  at __instantiateModule__ (file://./.nuxt/dist/server/server.mjs:7194:9)
  at __ssrLoadModule__ (file://./.nuxt/dist/server/server.mjs:7141:25)
  at file://./.nuxt/dist/server/server.mjs:7207:22
  at ModuleJob.run (internal/modules/esm/module_job.js:169:25)
  at async Loader.import (internal/modules/esm/loader.js:177:24)

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