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javascriptnode.jsexpressrequire

const {something} = require (something) doesn't work in Express

const something = require(something) works perfectly

But const {something} = require(something) gives an error 

const {something} = require(something);
      ^

SyntaxError: Unexpected token {
Solution

  • What you're trying to do is called destructuring on declarations and is available since NodeJS version 6.4+, to be able to use it you either need to upgrade the version of NodeJS you're using, or if you need to use earlier versions, you should use babel to transpile your code.