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I'm getting an error when I try to import modules. What Can I do?

I'm trying to use firebase's Firestore database with my small site, and I took their code from https://firebase.google.com/docs/firestore/manage-data/add-data. I first used the configs in a built-in html script, but I moved it to a file. I then added the code, and It gave me

SyntaxError: Unexpected token '{'
at /script.js:19:10

Here's my code:

Html

  <body>
    <input type="text" placeholder="type something">
    <input type="submit">
    <script src="script.js" type="module"></script> <!-- This is where my script is. -->
  </body>

Javascript (script.js)

// Import the functions you need from the SDKs you need
import { initializeApp } from "https://www.gstatic.com/firebasejs/9.1.3/firebase-app.js";
      
const firebaseConfig = { //I don't know if these are sensitive, so i'm censoring them. 
  apiKey: "**",
  authDomain: "**",
  projectId: "**",
  storageBucket: "**",
  messagingSenderId: "**",
  appId: "**"
};

// Initialize Firebase
const app = initializeApp(firebaseConfig);



function writeTest() {
  import { doc, setDoc, Timestamp } from "firebase/firestore"; //this is where it says the error is.



  const docData = { //this is just test data straight from the site
      stringExample: "Hello world!",
      booleanExample: true,
      numberExample: 3.14159265,
      dateExample: Timestamp.fromDate(new Date("December 10, 1815")),
      arrayExample: [5, true, "hello"],
      nullExample: null,
      objectExample: {
          a: 5,
          b: {
              nested: "foo"
          }
      }
  };
  await setDoc(doc(db, "data", "one"), docData);
}
about 4 years ago · Juan Pablo Isaza
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This is how I set up firestore - different way but it works, so it might help

index.html
    <script defer src="https://www.gstatic.com/firebasejs/8.6.1/firebase-app.js"></script>
    <script defer src="https://www.gstatic.com/firebasejs/8.6.1/firebase-firestore.js"></script>    
    <script defer src="/firebase-init.js"></script>
firebase-init.js
"use strict";

const firebaseConfig = { 
  apiKey: "**",
  authDomain: "**",
  projectId: "**",
  storageBucket: "**",
  messagingSenderId: "**",
  appId: "**"
};

// Initialize Firebase
firebase.initializeApp(firebaseConfig);

let db = firebase.firestore();

db.collection(collection).doc(docID).get().then(docObj => {})  // read document
db.collection(collection).doc(docId).set(docObj)  // write document to db


about 4 years ago · Juan Pablo Isaza Report
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