SyntaxError: Unexpected token 'export'

[gfox1984]

This fails when importing in a test (Jest) with:

import { parse } from 'transform-parser';

  ● Test suite failed to run

    Jest encountered an unexpected token

    This usually means that you are trying to import a file which Jest cannot parse, e.g. it's not plain JavaScript.

    By default, if Jest sees a Babel config, it will use that to transform your files, ignoring "node_modules".

    Here's what you can do:
     • If you are trying to use ECMAScript Modules, see https://jestjs.io/docs/en/ecmascript-modules for how to enable it.
     • To have some of your "node_modules" files transformed, you can specify a custom "transformIgnorePatterns" in your config.
     • If you need a custom transformation specify a "transform" option in your config.
     • If you simply want to mock your non-JS modules (e.g. binary assets) you can stub them out with the "moduleNameMapper" config option.

    You'll find more details and examples of these config options in the docs:
    https://jestjs.io/docs/en/configuration.html

    Details:

    C:\...\node_modules\transform-parser\index.ts:1
    ({"Object.<anonymous>":function(module,exports,require,__dirname,__filename,global,jest){export interface TransformObject {
                                                                                             ^^^^^^

    SyntaxError: Unexpected token 'export'

    > 20 | import { parse } from 'transform-parser';