b0o/clerk-sdk-node-named-exports-repro

clerk-sdk-node import error

See clerk/javascript#1375

Starting with @clerk/[email protected], named exports are not working when running our app using tsx.

This repo is a minimal reproduction. It has two directories: working and broken. The only difference between the two is the version of @clerk/clerk-sdk-node in package.json:

• working/package.json has @clerk/[email protected]
• broken/package.json has @clerk/[email protected]

Working example

$ cd working
$ npm i
$ cat index.ts

import { sessions } from '@clerk/clerk-sdk-node'
console.log(sessions)

$ npm run start

> start
> tsx index.ts

xe { request: [AsyncFunction (anonymous)] }

Broken example

$ cd broken
$ npm i
$ cat index.ts

import { sessions } from '@clerk/clerk-sdk-node'
console.log(sessions)

$ npm run start

> start
> tsx index.ts

SyntaxError: The requested module '@clerk/clerk-sdk-node' does not provide an export named 'sessions'
    at ModuleJob._instantiate (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:128:21)
    at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:96:5)
    at async ModuleJob.run (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:194:5)
    at async Promise.all (index 0)
    at async ESMLoader.import (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:385:24)
    at async loadESM (node:internal/process/esm_loader:88:5)
    at async handleMainPromise (node:internal/modules/run_main:61:12)

Workaround

Changing from a named export to a default export works around the issue:

import clerk from "@clerk/clerk-sdk-node";
const { sessions } = clerk;

Environment

• Node: Tested in both Node 16.15.0 and 20.3.0 with the same results.
• OS: Arch Linux