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How to configure Jest to allow modules syntax in test files?

I am having trouble configuring Jest to allow import statements in test files.

simple.test.js

import { foo } from "utils";

test('try-catch works', async () => {
  try {
    throw "error";
  } catch (e) {
    expect(e).toMatch("error");
  }
});

.babelrc

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

Versions:

  "devDependencies": {
    "@babel/core": "^7.0.0",
    "@babel/preset-env": "^7.16.11",
    "babel-jest": "^27.5.1",
    "jest": "^27.5.1"
  },

Error:

SyntaxError: Cannot use import statement outside a module

How should I configure Jest here?

about 4 years ago · Juan Pablo Isaza
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