react app build fails with 'ERR_REQUIRE_ESM'

The Solutions:

Solution 1: Force Downgrade strip-ansi Dependency

Add a “resolutions” or “overrides” field to your package.json to force the version of `strip-ansi` down to 6.0.0 or 6.0.1, where it is not pure ESM.

// package.json
{
  ...
  "resolutions": {
    "strip-ansi": "6.0.0"
  }
}

// package.json
{
  ...
  "overrides": {
    "strip-ansi": "6.0.0"
  }
}

Q&A

I am seeing ERR_REQUIRE_ESM while running build command for react app. How can I fix this?

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Force the strip-ansi package down to version 6.0.0 or 6.0.1 in your package.json.

What could be causing this error and how can I prevent it?

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This error can be caused by a change in the strip-ansi package to pure ESM in version 7.0.0. You can prevent it by forcing the package down to version 6.0.0 or 6.0.1 in your package.json.

Video Explanation:

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react app build fails with 'ERR_REQUIRE_ESM' – Node.js

The Solutions:

Solution 1: Force Downgrade strip-ansi Dependency

Q&A

I am seeing ERR_REQUIRE_ESM while running build command for react app. How can I fix this?

What could be causing this error and how can I prevent it?

Video Explanation:

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