Can't create new client with Typescript - Docs example doesn't work

[eliezra236]

Hi,

trying the following doesn't work

import Avatax from 'avatax';

const client = new Avatax(config)

Getting an error This expression is not constructable.

Trying as const client = new Avatax.default(config) works for TS lint but then fail on runtime becasue TypeError: Avatax.default is not a constructor

How can I create a new client?

Currently I do the following (which works):

import Avatax from 'avatax';
import type AvaTaxClient from 'avatax/lib/AvaTaxClient.js';

// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
// @ts-ignore
const client: AvaTaxClient.default = new Avatax(config)

[svc-developer]

Could you share your tsconfig.json so I can try to reproduce it? Currently, I am using module: "commonjs" under compiler options and it works for me.
import Avatax from 'avatax';

[eliezra236]

@svc-developer thank you for your reply.
I am using "module": "NodeNext",

[svc-developer]

@eliezra236 Could you provide your entire tsconfig.json, I am still able to get my test application to compile using the NodeNext option. Also, it is failing when you run tsc ./<script_name> correct?

[svc-developer]

@eliezra236 Okay so I figured it out.

Check your tsconfig.json file, if you have "esModuleInterop" set to true. then you can use the import syntax.

Otherwise, change the line above to this const Avatax = require("avatax"); and all of the errors should go away.

The other option is to set esModuleInterop to true :) Please feel free to open another issue or comment here if this does not solve the issue.