Jest unexpected identifier import. ready, but import statements must be at the top level of a module, not inside a function. Jul 10, 2018 · Jest Unexpected identifier: React Asked 7 years, 5 months ago Modified 6 years, 7 months ago Viewed 2k times Jun 27, 2023 · Introduction: Jest, a powerful testing framework for JavaScript and TypeScript projects, occasionally encounters unexpected token errors while parsing files. Jul 8, 2025 · The JavaScript exception "import declarations may only appear at top level of a module" occurs when an import declaration is not at the top level of a module. Additionally, since ShowAlert is a named export, you need curly braces ({}) in the import statement. So import will be transformed away for jest, but kept for webpack automatically without you needing to provide the config I created an NPM package that uses modern JavaScript. js attempts to import the ShowAlert function inside $(document). I've doing some reading and people Jul 8, 2019 · If you upgrade to Jest 24 and Babel 7 you don't have to set modules at all anymore - an API was added to Babel where tools (jest, webpack etc) can tell babel what to do about modules. /util/database-controller'. This might be because the import declaration is nested in other constructs (functions, blocks, etc. This happens e. fkmqo iqie bxkmnkk xoby vlqj ctkw jrqy qkfrsc dbzyyn gaxiy