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prevent babel from translating import to required?

Is it possible to prevent babel from translating import to required?

I'm currently learning Reactjs and I'm using babel to translate JSX and ES6 to ES5 code.

However, babel translates import to required, which was useable using nodejs or requirejs, which I both don't want to use in this case.

Solution

  • Yes, you can configure Babel to leave import and export statements unchanged by using the @babel/preset-env preset with the modules: false option. This will tell Babel not to change the import and export statements.

    {
  "presets": [
    ["@babel/preset-env", {
      "modules": false
    }]
  ]
}