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node --watch bails on invalid import syntax #62022

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@valler

Version

25

Platform

Darwin

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No response

What steps will reproduce the bug?

  1. The module
// index.mjs
import
  1. Run
node --watch .

How often does it reproduce? Is there a required condition?

always

What is the expected behavior? Why is that the expected behavior?

What: Don't exit.
Why: Because it should watch.

What do you see instead?

Node bails out with exit code 0.

% node --watch .
file:/// ... /index.mjs:2



SyntaxError: Unexpected end of input
    at compileSourceTextModule (node:internal/modules/esm/utils:357:16)
    at ModuleLoader.moduleStrategy (node:internal/modules/esm/translators:109:18)
    at #translate (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:564:20)
    at afterLoad (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:614:29)
    at ModuleLoader.loadAndTranslate (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:619:12)
    at #createModuleJob (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:643:36)
    at #getJobFromResolveResult (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:353:34)
    at ModuleLoader.getModuleJobForImport (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:318:41)
    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:103:5)
    at async onImport.tracePromise.__proto__ (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:685:25)

Node.js v25.0.0
Failed running '.'. Waiting for file changes before restarting...

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