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docs: note that npm init defaults "type" to "commonjs"
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Expand Up @@ -52,6 +52,29 @@ for example `@types/cors` alongside `cors`.

</Alert>

Since the `tsconfig.json` below uses `"module": "nodenext"`, TypeScript determines whether each
file is treated as an ES Module or CommonJS based on the `"type"` field in your `package.json`.
Recent versions of `npm init` set `"type": "commonjs"` by default, so change it to `"module"` so
that ES Module `import`/`export` syntax is recognized:

```bash
npm pkg set type=module
```

```json title="package.json"
{
"type": "module"
}
```

<Alert type="warning">

Without `"type": "module"`, TypeScript will treat `.ts` files as CommonJS and report an error like
`ECMAScript imports and exports cannot be written in a CommonJS file under 'verbatimModuleSyntax'`
when you use `import`/`export` syntax.

</Alert>

Add a `tsconfig.json`. These options mirror how Node.js runs TypeScript and make the compiler reject
non-erasable syntax (such as `enum`s, namespaces, and parameter properties) that Node cannot strip:

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