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Using a React library custom component - ES Module not supported

sam
last month
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I want to use a React library component (a local one in our monorepo, but I have the same issue using swiper/react) in a

type: 'ui'

field. I have also been able to reproduce this with the create payload app CLI



If I have the import in code and run serve, I get the following error:



Error [ERR_REQUIRE_ESM]: require() of ES Module not supported

However, if I remove the import and run serve -- once webpack kicks in, I can re-introduce the import and it works as expected.



I think it's related to my tsconfig, and possibly I need to exclude that import somehow when ts-node runs. Any ideas?



This seems to work using material UI (

https://mui.com/

) -- could it be related to how the library is bundled/defined?

  • denolfe
    Payload Team
    last month

    Is the package you're importing ESM only?

  • sam
    last month

    Yeah that was it in the end. The library stopped supporting CJS at a certain version. Downgrading it allowed me to use it in the payload admin panel.



    I was hoping to build out a live component preview within the admin panel, but I can't get approval on downgrading this and another library to older versions. Is the payload team thinking of supporting ESM only libs?

  • dsod
    last month

    Since your Payload configuration file is loaded from the Payload source code (which are CJS), the error occurs when you try to import a ESM module (CJS can't import ESM, while ESM can import both CJS (through dynamic imports) and ESM). Payload could provide both a ESM and CJS distribution which have been up for discussion.



    In the meantime though, you can use a bundler and transpile the ESM-only library into CJS for you. For example Vite in "library" mode and build target as "cjs".

  • sam
    last month

    Thanks for the tip. I'll look into it! 😁

  • damnstaychill
    4 weeks ago

    @sam any looks with getting your ESM package to output in CJS?

  • sam
    4 weeks ago

    No I haven't had chance to look at it yet, sorry!

  • thisisnotchris
    4 weeks ago

    @sam can we check out your tsconfig?



    oops this was answered

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