ES6 import and export are not supported in Node.js

Question

I\'m building a project using WebStorm 2016.2.2. I use version 6.6.0 of Node.js. I have set the JavaScript version to ES6, but I get \"unexpected token\" errors for both

Answer 1

Node.js supports CommonJS modules, however support for ECMAScript modules is currently being designed.

In the meantime, you'll have to use Babel to transform ECMAScript modules to CommonJS. Try using a minimal preset for Node.js builds, like babel-preset-node6.

Answer 2

es6 does support import and export, node 6 does not support es6 import/export up till now as far as I know.

This question can be helpful: NodeJS plans to support import/export es6 (es2015) modules