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esm: invalid extension error should provide parent context in error #30721

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@LJNeon
  • Version: v13.2.0
  • Platform: Windows 10, 64-bit
  • Subsystem: N/A

When trying to import a JSON file, the error message provided is the following:

(node:7004) ExperimentalWarning: The ESM module loader is experimental.
internal/modules/run_main.js:50
    internalBinding('errors').triggerUncaughtException(
                              ^

TypeError [ERR_UNKNOWN_FILE_EXTENSION]: Unknown file extension: C:\Users\Mercy\Desktop\New folder\node_modules\patron.js\package.json
    at Loader.resolve [as _resolve] (internal/modules/esm/default_resolve.js:114:13)
    at Loader.resolve (internal/modules/esm/loader.js:74:33)
    at Loader.getModuleJob (internal/modules/esm/loader.js:148:40)
    at ModuleWrap.<anonymous> (internal/modules/esm/module_job.js:41:40)
    at link (internal/modules/esm/module_job.js:40:36) {
  code: 'ERR_UNKNOWN_FILE_EXTENSION'
}

How to reproduce:

  1. Create test.mjs with import './package.json'
  2. Run node test.mjs

To help debug this error we should ensure it provides the name of the parent module that attempted the file extension load - something like imported from /path/to/test.mjs.

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