"SyntaxError: Cannot use import statement outside a module" when attempting to build a turborepo app

I have a turbo repo that has a websocket app. I have a package for my redis client so it can be used in all my apps. However when I try to start my websocket app in production I get
F:\Dev\radiance\packages\redis\index.ts:1
import Redis, { type RedisOptions } from "ioredis";
^^^^^^

SyntaxError: Cannot use import statement outside a module
at internalCompileFunction (node:internal/vm:73:18)
at wrapSafe (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1176:20)
at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1218:27)
at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1308:10)
at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1117:32)
at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:958:12)
at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1141:19)
at require (node:internal/modules/cjs/helpers:110:18)
at Object.<anonymous> (F:\Dev\radiance\apps\websocket\dist\wsServer.js:4:17)
at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1254:14)
F:\Dev\radiance\packages\redis\index.ts:1
import Redis, { type RedisOptions } from "ioredis";
^^^^^^

SyntaxError: Cannot use import statement outside a module
at internalCompileFunction (node:internal/vm:73:18)
at wrapSafe (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1176:20)
at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1218:27)
at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1308:10)
at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1117:32)
at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:958:12)
at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1141:19)
at require (node:internal/modules/cjs/helpers:110:18)
at Object.<anonymous> (F:\Dev\radiance\apps\websocket\dist\wsServer.js:4:17)
at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1254:14)
I am believe its not transpiling the internal pacakges correctly but unsure how to solve. Linked the repo below. https://github.com/ZiiMs/Radiance Thanks for the help.
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Solution:
Solved it by removing type module, and adding ts loader to esbuild.
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Neto
Neto2y ago
Stack Overflow
Why is 'type: module' in package.json file?
I upgraded the node and built the existing file. But it didn't build, and there was an error. Error [ERR_REQUIRE_ESM]: Must use import to load ES Module: │ │ ~~/nuxt.
ZiiM
ZiiM2y ago
Changing it to module gives me error saying:
ReferenceError: require is not defined in ES module scope, you can use import instead
This file is being treated as an ES module because it has a '.js' file extension and 'F:\Dev\radiance\apps\websocket\package.json' contains "type": "module". To treat it as a CommonJS script, rename it to use the '.cjs' file extension.
ReferenceError: require is not defined in ES module scope, you can use import instead
This file is being treated as an ES module because it has a '.js' file extension and 'F:\Dev\radiance\apps\websocket\package.json' contains "type": "module". To treat it as a CommonJS script, rename it to use the '.cjs' file extension.
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ZiiM
ZiiM2y ago
Solved it by removing type module, and adding ts loader to esbuild.
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