Build fails with "SyntaxError: Unexpected identifier 'assert'" in `@embeddedchat/auth` package

[deepak0x]

The build process fails when building the @embeddedchat/auth package due to Rollup not parsing the import assertion syntax in rollup.config.js.

Error Message

✖  @embeddedchat/auth:build
   [!] SyntaxError: Unexpected identifier 'assert'
       at compileSourceTextModule (node:internal/modules/esm/utils:344:16)
       at ModuleLoader.moduleStrategy (node:internal/modules/esm/translators:105:18)
       at ModuleLoader.#translate (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:534:12)
       at ModuleLoader.loadAndTranslate (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:581:27)
       at ModuleJob._link (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:116:19)

Steps to Reproduce

1. Clone the repository
2. Install dependencies: yarn
3. Run build: yarn build
4. Build fails on @embeddedchat/auth package

Root Cause

The issue is in packages/auth/rollup.config.js line 4:

import packageJson from './package.json' assert { type: 'json' };

Rollup's parser doesn't support the ESM import assertion syntax (assert { type: 'json' }) when processing the config file, even though Node.js supports it.

Affected Files

• packages/auth/rollup.config.js (line 4)
• packages/api/rollup.config.js (line 3) - has the same issue

Environment

• Node.js Version: v22.16.0
• Package Manager: Yarn
• Build Tool: Rollup
• OS: macOS

Expected Behavior

The build should complete successfully for all packages.

[deepak0x]

@Spiral-Memory can i work on this ?
got this issue while figuring out some issues

[vakrahul]

please assign this to me

[deepak0x]

@Spiral-Memory pls let me know

[Pratheek555]

Would really love to see this fixed, as everytime in order to build the /packages/api , I would have to manually change my node version to 21.7.3 and build in which case this error is not seen.

[deepak0x]

@Pratheek555 can i work on this then?

[dodaa08]

@deepak0x Noticed this thing today while setting it up, was about to raise this issue but found this one. tried everything from updating rollup to latest and node versions, nothing works other than updating to CommonJS-style in the configs.

haven't tried : 21.7.3

also I think you can work on these issues which you raise own you own its mentioned in docs either put the issue in community chat, discuss or you can just start working, as no one assign issues

[deepak0x]

ok thanks