cli: ERR_REQUIRE_ESM const wrap = require("wrap-ansi");

Issue summary

Often (but not always) when I run yarn dev to start the project I get this error below. This happens to my colleague too on a different computer, on a different project, both are new projects from the shopify remix template.

My colleague reports that if he switches from yarn to npm then the problem goes away. If I rm -rf node_modules and yarn.lock, then run yarn again it usually goes away.

➜  shopify-reports git:(main) yarn dev
yarn run v1.22.19
$ prisma generate && prisma migrate deploy
Environment variables loaded from .env
Prisma schema loaded from prisma/schema.prisma

✔ Generated Prisma Client (4.16.2 | library) to ./node_modules/@prisma/client in 46ms
You can now start using Prisma Client in your code. Reference: https://pris.ly/d/client

import { PrismaClient } from ‘@prisma/client’ const prisma = new PrismaClient()

Environment variables loaded from .env
Prisma schema loaded from prisma/schema.prisma
Datasource "db": SQLite database "dev.sqlite" at "file:dev.sqlite"

1 migration found in prisma/migrations


No pending migrations to apply.
$ shopify app dev
/Users/alex/dev/micro/shopify-reports/node_modules/@oclif/core/lib/errors/errors/pretty-print.js:4
const wrap = require("wrap-ansi");
             ^

Error [ERR_REQUIRE_ESM]: require() of ES Module /Users/alex/dev/micro/shopify-reports/node_modules/wrap-ansi/index.js from /Users/alex/dev/micro/shopify-reports/node_modules/@oclif/core/lib/errors/errors/pretty-print.js not supported.
Instead change the require of index.js in /Users/alex/dev/micro/shopify-reports/node_modules/@oclif/core/lib/errors/errors/pretty-print.js to a dynamic import() which is available in all CommonJS modules.
    at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/alex/dev/micro/shopify-reports/node_modules/@oclif/core/lib/errors/errors/pretty-print.js:4:14)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/alex/dev/micro/shopify-reports/node_modules/@oclif/core/lib/errors/handle.js:7:24)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/alex/dev/micro/shopify-reports/node_modules/@oclif/core/lib/errors/index.js:4:16)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/alex/dev/micro/shopify-reports/node_modules/@oclif/core/lib/cli-ux/index.js:4:16)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/alex/dev/micro/shopify-reports/node_modules/@oclif/core/lib/command.js:7:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/alex/dev/micro/shopify-reports/node_modules/@oclif/core/lib/index.js:5:19) {
  code: 'ERR_REQUIRE_ESM'
}

Node.js v18.18.2
error Command failed with exit code 1.
info Visit https://yarnpkg.com/en/docs/cli/run for documentation about this command.

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State: closed
Created 7 months ago
Reactions: 9
Comments: 19 (9 by maintainers)

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I get a similar issue using Node 20.10.0.

$ shopify app dev
/home/evonux/code/upsell/node_modules/@oclif/core/lib/errors/errors/pretty-print.js:4
const wrap = require("wrap-ansi");
             ^

Error [ERR_REQUIRE_ESM]: require() of ES Module /home/evonux/code/upsell/node_modules/wrap-ansi/index.js from /home/evonux/code/upsell/node_modules/@oclif/core/lib/errors/errors/pretty-print.js not supported.
Instead change the require of index.js in /home/evonux/code/upsell/node_modules/@oclif/core/lib/errors/errors/pretty-print.js to a dynamic import() which is available in all CommonJS modules.
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/evonux/code/upsell/node_modules/@oclif/core/lib/errors/errors/pretty-print.js:4:14) {
  code: 'ERR_REQUIRE_ESM'
}

Node.js v20.10.0
error Command failed with exit code 1.
info Visit https://yarnpkg.com/en/docs/cli/run for documentation about this command.

djordje-st on Dec 8, 2023

I have the same issue: yarn add any-package -W and yarn run dev is enough to trigger it. Removing yarn.lock and node_modules fixes but it’s quite annoying

ruiner3141 on Dec 11, 2023

Just add this to your package.json and should be good:

"workspaces": {
  "packages": ["extensions/*"],
  "nohoist": ["**/wrap-ansi", "**/string-width"]
},

(and remember to remove yarn.lock and node_modules and do a clean install after)

isaacroldan on Jan 5, 2024