ERR_IMPORT_ASSERTION_TYPE_MISSING in newer Node.js versions

[aral]

Sadly, newer versions of Node.js (version v17.5.0+) require an additional hoop to jump through to import JSON files.

The error raised is:

[ERR_IMPORT_ASSERTION_TYPE_MISSING]: Module "…/node_modules/currency-format/currency-format.json" needs an import assertion of type "json"

More information: https://v8.dev/features/import-assertions

[aral]

Ah, my bad, I didn’t see that the main export is the JSON file :)

In which case, make sure you import currency-format like this:

import currencyFormat from 'currency-format' assert {type: 'json'}