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import `jsonwebtoken` throws error

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
32/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
javascript, node.js

Research direction

Start by reproducing the named import with node-jsonwebtoken 9.0.2 on Node.js 21.7.0, then compare its package entry points and behavior with 9.0.0. Done means the documented named import works again without breaking the existing CommonJS usage, with the reported error no longer occurring.

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Description

Description

import jsonwebtoken throws error

Reproduction

The code:

import { verify } from "jsonwebtoken";

The error message:

import { verify } from "jsonwebtoken";
         ^^^^^^
SyntaxError: Named export 'verify' not found. The requested module 'jsonwebtoken' is a CommonJS module, which may not support all module.exports as named exports.
CommonJS modules can always be imported via the default export, for example using:

import pkg from 'jsonwebtoken';
const { verify } = pkg;

    at ModuleJob._instantiate (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:134:21)
    at async ModuleJob.run (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:217:5)
    at async ModuleLoader.import (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:323:24)
    at async loadESM (node:internal/process/esm_loader:28:7)
    at async handleMainPromise (node:internal/modules/run_main:120:12)

Node.js v21.7.0

It works on v9.0.0 but fails on 9.0.2.

Environment

Please provide the following:

  • Version of this library used: 9.0.2
  • Version of the platform or framework used, if applicable:
  • Other relevant versions (language, server software, OS, browser):
  • Other modules/plugins/libraries that might be involved:
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