TS2507

error TS2507: Type ‘typeof EventEmitter‘ is not a constructor function type.

Error happened when importing the exported class in another project.

Broken Code ❌

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import EventEmitter from 'events';

export class WebSocketClient extends EventEmitter {
  constructor() {
    super();
  }
}

Fixed Code ✔️

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import {EventEmitter} from 'events';

export class WebSocketClient extends EventEmitter {
  constructor() {
    super();
  }
}
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