TS1232

error TS1232: An import declaration can only be used at the top level of a namespace or module.

Broken Code ❌

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export function dumpPayload() {
  const payload = {};
  import {writeFileSync} from 'fs';
  writeFileSync(`dump-${Date.now()}.json`, JSON.stringify(payload));
}

Fixed Code ✔️

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import {writeFileSync} from 'fs';

export function dumpPayload() {
  const payload = {};
  writeFileSync(`dump-${Date.now()}.json`, JSON.stringify(payload));
}