Isn't ES6 replacing node require()? I've got the following code:
var sprintf = require("sprintf-js").sprintf;
This works as advertised. I can just use sprintf(). I'd like to accomplish the same using ES6 import statements:
import sprintf from 'sprintf-js';
This does not work. Why not? How can I fix it? Bonus points if you can explain how the exports work inside sprintf-js.
You can access module exports in a number of ways. See the MDN article.
import defaultMember from "module-name";
import * as name from "module-name";
import { member } from "module-name";
import { member as alias } from "module-name";
import { member1 , member2 } from "module-name";
import { member1 , member2 as alias2 , [...] } from "module-name";
import defaultMember, { member [ , [...] ] } from "module-name";
import defaultMember, * as name from "module-name";
import "module-name";
In this case, your syntax would work if you had assigned the export of sprintf to be default; if you had assigned sprintf to the default object.
Assuming its not, a correct syntax would incorporate references to the exported method within curly-braces.
import { sprintf } from 'sprintf-js';
import statements has nothing to do with destructuring. It only looks similar. Just to prevent any confusion.
import { prop : prop } from 'resource', but it clearly doesn't work.
import { sprintf } from 'sprintf-js';