I have this statement to modularize my express.js api's:
app.use("/api/users", require("./routes/api/users"));
How to write it using import statement?
inside "./routes/api/users", I am exporting express.Router()
Inside users.js use const router = express.Router() and then export default router
At the top of your file write import router from "./routes/api/users"
You can use default export of es6 in "./routes/api/users" as well although it's not compulsory.
./routes/api/users
import { Router } from "express";
const router = Router();
router.get("/", (req, res)=> {
//
});
export default router;
And then import it using the following syntax.
import UserRoutes from "./routes/api/users";
I guess you are using node JS. So, basically nodeJS uses CommonJS by default, so you are using require() statement which is a part of CommonJS. To use the latest ES6 import export feature, go to package.json and add the following inside of the JSON container:
"type": "module",
Note that this must be in the first object, not nested inside of anything. You can write it below the version ( for ease of understanding ).
Hope it helps