Can not Find module in "index.js"

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I'm stuck in this error...I'm trying but I can not fix it This is my index.js file

import express from "express";
import dotenv from "dotenv";
import mongoose from "mongoose";

const app = express();
dotenv.config();
const connect = async () => {
    try {
      await mongoose.connect(process.env.MONGO);
      console.log("Connected to mongoDB.");
    } catch (error) {
      throw error;
    }
  };
  mongoose.connection.on("disconnected", () => {
    console.log("mongoDB disconnected!");
  });

  app.listen(3000, () => {
    connect();
    console.log("Connected to backend.");
  });

This is my pacakge.json file

{
  "name": "quiz-app",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "",
  "main": "index.js",
  "scripts": {
    "start": "node index.js"
  },
  "keywords": [],
  "author": "",
  "license": "ISC",
  "dependencies": {
    "dotenv": "^16.0.2",
    "express": "^4.18.1",
    "mongoose": "^6.5.4"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "webpack-cli": "^3.3.12"
  }
}

when I run this app it shows this error

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It cant find the file you're looking for. Use `dir` in cmd in the folder and share the output — Tayyab, Sep 05 '22 at 08:28
Does this answer your question? [Node MODULE\_NOT\_FOUND](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/47083351/node-module-not-found) — sha'an, Sep 07 '22 at 09:28

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 05 '22 at 10:14

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You are using ES6 style importing import express from "express"; but your package.json doesn't know about that. Because the default is CommonJS for Node.js right now. And that means it wants you to use const express = require("express");

If you want to change that to ES6, you need to add "type": "module", in your package.json.

For example:

  ...
  "description": "",
  "type": "module",
  "main": "index.js",
  ...

answered Sep 05 '22 at 10:14

sha'an

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I followed this method but it is not working – Arif Shahriyar Nader Sep 05 '22 at 14:12
What about your folder structure? Is your index.js file and package.json file in the same directory? Because you need to give exact path of index.js in package.json. – sha'an Sep 05 '22 at 19:06
yes, the index.js file and package.json file in the same directory – Arif Shahriyar Nader Sep 07 '22 at 05:53
Okay, it can be node installation or version problem. Check: https://stackoverflow.com/a/51015627/11586487 – sha'an Sep 07 '22 at 09:27

Can not Find module in "index.js"

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