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Module Resolution in Node.js

CJS vs ESM.

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1The File Extension Rule

One big difference when switching to ESM in Node: You MUST include the file extension in your relative imports. 'import { db } from "./db"' will crash. It must be 'import { db } from "./db.js"'. CommonJS did not require the extension.

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[01]CJS

CommonJS (legacy).

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[02]ESM

ECMAScript Modules (modern).

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