TS2580

error TS2580: Cannot find name ‘require’. Do you need to install type definitions for node? Try npm i --save-dev @types/node.

Broken Code ❌

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const path = require('path');
console.log(path.basename(__dirname));

Fixed Code ✔️

Install typings for Node.js:

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npm i --save-dev @types/node

Update code to modern import syntax:

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import path from 'path';
console.log(path.basename(__dirname));