ApiDataFactory with typescript factory file and ES6 export

[dwentland24]

What are you trying to achieve?

I have a codeceptjs project where I use typescript. If I want to use the ApiDataFactory helper and create a factory file like

export default new Factory().attr('test', 'test')

I would expect that the ApiDataFactory helper is working. But as this ES6 Module export results in an object of {default: factoryObject } and the helper expects a direct factory object from importing the factory file, it cannot handle the ES6 Module exports. Returns an error:

Couldn't load factory file from /Users/dwentland/projects/dd-e2e-test-automation/dd-e2e-tests-ts/factories/user.ts, check that

  "factories": {
    "account": {
      "factory": "./path/to/factory"

points to valid factory file.
Factory file should export an object with build method.

Current file error: Assignment to constant variable.

I am not that deep into typescript right now, but is this behavior intended? Or do I miss any configuration to get the ES6 export to run with the helper? Or do I have to use the commonjs exports in my typescript files?

Actually it would be possible to check in the ApiDataFactory.js if the builder variable has a default property make it handle the commonjs and es6 module exports.

What do you get instead?

I would expect the helper to create the data.

Details

• CodeceptJS version: 3.3.5
• NodeJS Version: 18.11.0
• Operating System: mac
• Configuration file:

factories: {
        account: {
          fetchId: (data: any) => data.userId,
          factory: "./factories/user.ts",
          create: (data: any) => ({
            method: "post",
            url: "/rest/api/user",
            data: data,
          }),
          delete: (id: any) => ({
            method: "delete",
            url: `users/${id}`,
          }),
        },
      },
    },