PR: Discussion deprecate the default of CommonJS

[lemanschik]

What is the problem this feature will solve?

I guess this will solve on the long run that ESM would maybe start working with a higher rate then CJS.

What is the feature you are proposing to solve the problem?

package.json when nothing got set should default to module. not commonjs

What alternatives have you considered?

Loaders, Loader Hooks, Import Require Flags,

The legendary npm:esm@latest package which implements the whole ESM logic in userland over require.

Addition for reactions on this topic

thumbs down and up do mean a LGTM +1 if you do not supply any additions as the fact that you simply care about it shows me we are on the right track.

Compat matrix

import() will fail when loading a .js file that uses require without that it exists in a place where a package json type commonjs is near.
import will work if i create a require on globalThis

in any other case import will work as it is ESM.

Additional context

• see: Command-line parameter to force "module" instead of "commonjs" type? #37857 (comment) and the comments

[bnoordhuis]

Duplicate of #33954. See discussion in that issue for details but to summarize: not happening anytime soon, if ever.

[lemanschik]

@bnoordhuis your correct. will close.