Can't run the sample

[juanwalker]

When I run the example index.js is showing me the error:

const inquirer = require('inquirer');
                 ^

Error [ERR_REQUIRE_ESM]: require() of ES Module C:\Users\pablo\workspace\graduados-node-js\node_modules\inquirer\lib\inquirer.js from C:\Users\pablo\workspace\graduados-node-js\node_modules\inquirer-tree-prompt\example\index.js not supported.
Instead change the require of inquirer.js in C:\Users\pablo\workspace\graduados-node-js\node_modules\inquirer-tree-prompt\example\index.js to a dynamic import() which is available in all CommonJS modules.
    at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Users\pablo\workspace\graduados-node-js\node_modules\←[4minquirer-tree-prompt←[24m\example\index.js:1:18) {
  code: ←[32m'ERR_REQUIRE_ESM'←[39m
}

[insightfuls]

Can you please let me know your Node JS and inquirer versions? npm version will show you both, if you're using npm. Either or both of these will have changed since this plugin was originally authored, and it's still working in my context, but obviously not in yours.

[juanwalker]

Sure I ran the command and this is the output

C:>npm version
{
npm: '8.15.0',
node: '16.17.0',
v8: '9.4.146.26-node.22',
uv: '1.43.0',
zlib: '1.2.11',
brotli: '1.0.9',
ares: '1.18.1',
modules: '93',
nghttp2: '1.47.0',
napi: '8',
llhttp: '6.0.7',
openssl: '1.1.1q+quic',
cldr: '41.0',
icu: '71.1',
tz: '2022a',
unicode: '14.0',
ngtcp2: '0.1.0-DEV',
nghttp3: '0.1.0-DEV'
}

[MatheusTran]

this is because Inquirer v9 and higher are native esm modules, so they don't support common js syntax. downgrade to a lower version of inquirer and that should fix your problem

[insightfuls]

Thanks for the hint @scaevitas . @juanwalker , hopefully the workaround above works for you, but I'll try to find some time to update this to be compatible with Inquirer v9+, but it could be a number of weeks before I manage it.

[juanwalker]

@insightfuls @scaevitas I downgrade to 8.2.4 and I manage to render the tree with the options at first level but Im not able to see sub levels, I don't see any error in the screen from this, any guessings about what may be wrong? Thank you

[MatheusTran]

@juanwalker I downgraded to 8.0.0 (as suggested in the inquirer repository) and it worked fine

I also went into the directory of inquirer tree to downgrade it to 8.0.0, so that could be what caused it to work

[juanwalker]

you are right! Im so fool I didn't use the arrows. Is working with versions lower than 9!

[tewshi]

@insightfuls , could you please update this package can be used on es6 module project?

import TreePrompt from 'inquirer-tree-prompt';

inquirer.registerPrompt('tree', TreePrompt);

When I tried it, it gives me error

const BasePrompt = require('inquirer/lib/prompts/base');
                   ^

Error [ERR_REQUIRE_ESM]: require() of ES Module F:\Git\node\args-cli\node_modules\inquirer\lib\prompts\base.js from F:\Git\node\args-cli\node_modules\inquirer-tree-prompt\index.js not supported.
Instead change the require of base.js in F:\Git\node\args-cli\node_modules\inquirer-tree-prompt\index.js to a dynamic import() which is available in all CommonJS modules.
    at Object.<anonymous> (F:\Git\node\args-cli\node_modules\inquirer-tree-prompt\index.js:11:20)
    at async Promise.all (index 0)
    at async file:///F:/Git/node/args-cli/src/cli.js:10:33 {
  code: 'ERR_REQUIRE_ESM'
}

I use node@16.13.0 and npm@8.1.0