vscode debugger unexpected toke 'import' - mysql

Question

I am new to nodejs and vscode...... I have two files: entry.js and /utils/database.js.
When I run node entry.js I get the little logging that I expect(SSSS). I would like to run this in debug mode so that I can build on it but when I click on the "Run" in debug on the left side I get:
SyntaxError: Unexpected token import
System: Ubuntu 18.04
Editor: Visual Studio Code version 1.45.1
node --version: v13.11.0
npm --version: 6.13.7
package.json:
{
"type": "module",
"name": "node_load_test",
"version": "1.0.0",
"description": "",
"main": "entry.js",
"scripts": {
"test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
},
"author": "",
"license": "ISC",
"dependencies": {
"mysql": "^2.18.1"
}
}
launch.json:
{
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"version": "0.2.0",
"configurations": [
{
"type": "node",
"request": "launch",
"name": "Launch root Program",
"skipFiles": ["<node_internals>/**"],
"program": "${workspaceFolder}/entry.js"
},
{
"type": "node",
"request": "launch",
"name": "Launch 6 Program",
"skipFiles": ["<node_internals>/**"],
"program": "${workspaceFolder}/6/entry.js"
}
]
}
utils/database.js:
import mysql from "mysql";
export const pool = mysql.createPool({
connectionLimit: 100,
host: "localhost",
user: "root",
password: "password",
database: "no_replicate",
});
entry.js:
"use strict";
import { pool } from "./utils/database.js";
pool.end(function (err) {
if (err) {
return console.log("error:" + err.message);
}
console.log("Close the database connection.");
});
pool.getConnection(function (err, connection) {
// execute query
// ...
console.log("SSSS");
});
Any help would make my day. Thanks

Answer 1

in utils/database.js:
const mysql = require("mysql");
const pool = mysql.createPool({
connectionLimit: 100,
host: "localhost",
user: "root",
password: "password",
database: "no_replicate",
});
module.exports = pool
in entry.js
const pool = require('./utils/database.js');
pool.end(function (err) {
if (err) {
return console.log("error:" + err.message);
}
console.log("Close the database connection.");
});
pool.getConnection(function (err, connection) {
// execute query
// ...
console.log("SSSS");
});
and in Nodejs we import like with require('package-name')