Discord.js SyntaxError: Cannot use import statement outside a module

Question

I am trying to import consts from the second file into the first file so the embed can use those imports to send the message

File one:

module.exports = {
  data: {
    name: "GT1",
  },
  async execute(interaction, client, message) {

    //const {a1, a2, a3} = require('./src/components/modals/GeneralTicket');
    import {a1, a2, a3} from './src/components/modals/GeneralTicket.js'

   // const a1 = interaction.fields.getTextInputValue("a1");
   // const a2 = interaction.fields.getTextInputValue("a2");
   // const a3 = interaction.fields.getTextInputValue("a3");

    const embed = new EmbedBuilder()
      .setColor(0x0099ff)
      .setTitle("General Support Ticket ")
      .setTimestamp()
      .addFields(
        { name: "IGN:", value: `${a1}` },
        { name: "What is your Ticket related to:", value: `${a2}` },
        { name: "Brief summary:", value: `${a3}` }
      );

      createdChannel.send({
      embeds: [embed],
      ephemeral: true,
    });
    
  },
};

File two:

module.exports = {
    data: {
        name: `GeneralTicket`
    },
    async execute(interaction, client, message) {

        client.on('interactionCreate', (modalSubmit) => {
            if (!modalSubmit.isModalSubmit()) return;
            
            
            const a1 = interaction.fields.getTextInputValue('a1');
            const a2 = interaction.fields.getTextInputValue('a2');
            const a3 = interaction.fields.getTextInputValue('a3');

            const embed = new EmbedBuilder()
            .setColor(0x0099FF)
            .setTitle('General Support Ticket ')
            .setTimestamp()
            .addFields(
                { name: 'IGN:', value: `${a1}` },
                { name: 'What is your Ticket related to:', value: `${a2}`},
                { name: 'Brief summary:', value: `${a3}`});
             
                const row = new ActionRowBuilder()
                .addComponents(
            new ButtonBuilder()
                .setCustomId('GT1')
                .setLabel(`Submit`)
                .setStyle(ButtonStyle.Success)
                .setDisabled(false),
            );
                
            modalSubmit.reply({ embeds: [embed] , ephemeral: true, components: [row], content: "To submit your ticket click `Submit` to cancel click `Dismiss Message`." });
        
            
        });
    },
};

My error with import: SyntaxError: Cannot use import statement outside a module

I have tried both of these methods and still could not get it to work

import {a1, a2, a3} from './src/components/modals/GeneralTicket.js'
const { a1, a2, a3 } = require("./src/components/modals/GeneralTicket");

Liz · Accepted Answer · 2023-01-24 14:59:50Z

3

That's not how imports work in Javascript. What you're doing is importing variables from a function that hasn't even been called yet. Imports need to be at the top of the file, and the const x = require('x') syntax is correct. You can't do what you want the way you're doing it, but I'm sure there's another way. Unfortunately without knowledge of what you want and more code, I can't help.

answered Jan 24, 2023 at 14:59

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Icebreaker Over a year ago

When this is done though it is still not able to use the consts from file 2 in file 1 unless I am missing something

Liz Over a year ago

You're not exporting the variables, you're exporting a function that has those variables inside. Aside from them being out of scope, they're not even initialized when you import in the function. You would need to restructure your code, which without an idea of what you're doing and more code, I couldn't help you with.

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