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Can we use "import" keyword when running nodejs v10?

I'm asking if is it possible to use some of new ES features when running node v10, when I tried to use the "import" keywords it throws error:

import  os from 'os';

console.log(os);

when I run it I got: 

(function (exports, require, module, __filename, __dirname) { import  os from 'os';
                                                                      ^^

SyntaxError: Unexpected identifier
    at new Script (vm.js:79:7)
    at createScript (vm.js:251:10)
    at Object.runInThisContext (vm.js:303:10)
    at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:656:28)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:699:10)
    at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:598:32)
    at tryModuleLoad (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:537:12)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:529:3)
    at Function.Module.runMain (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:741:12)
    at startup (internal/bootstrap/node.js:285:19)

which ES spec nodejs 10 support ?

Solution

  • You have a few routes. #1, enable experimental module support (Which came in v9), and rename your file with a .mjs extension:

    node --experimental-modules index.mjs

    Enable babel transpilation, using babel-node:

    babel-node index.js