How to Resolve the "__dirname is not defined in ES module scope" Error in JavaScript

#node #javascript

__dirname is a Node. js-specific variable that is used to obtain the name of the directory from a given file path. This variable is specific to the CommonJS module system used in Node.js before ECMAScript (ES) modules. Now that ES modules are the standard, there is a different approach to handling modules and file paths.

To resolve this issue, we can use the import.meta.url property to obtain the directory name:

import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
import { dirname } from 'path';

const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
const __dirname = dirname(__filename);

This code converts import.meta.url into a file path using the { fileURLToPath } function from the url module and then extracts the directory name using the { dirname } function from the path module.

This solution should address the problem. Do you have any alternative approaches for resolving this? Feel free to share your suggestions in the comments.