SyntaxError: Unexpected token import (import {AotPlugin} from '@ngtools/webpack')

[IAMtheIAM]

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Versions.

npm -v
4.6.1

node -v
v6.10.0

webpack version 3.4.1

Repro steps.

Following the documentation readme instructions, Adding this to webpack config file causes immediate compilation error

import {AotPlugin} from '@ngtools/webpack';

The log given by the failure.

import {AotPlugin} from '@ngtools/webpack'
^^^^^^
SyntaxError: Unexpected token import
    at Object.exports.runInThisContext (vm.js:76:16)
    at Module._compile (module.js:542:28)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:579:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:487:32)
    at tryModuleLoad (module.js:446:12)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:438:3)
    at Module.require (module.js:497:17)
    at require (internal/module.js:20:19)

[hansl]

The import keyword is not supported by Node. You need to use require('@ngtools/webpack').

[IAMtheIAM]

Ok but why doesn't it say that clearly in the documentation page? Its too much to assume people will know this. Please update docs with this explanation. Thanks

[olezt]

Same problem. Changed it to require and then I get
new AotPlugin({
^
TypeError: AotPlugin is not a constructor

[dovip]

Try - new AotPlugin.AotPlugin({})

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