nodent-transform

3.2.9 verified Fri May 01 auth: no javascript maintenance

AST transform and basic tools for nodent and nodent-compiler. Version 3.2.9 is the current stable release. This package provides core parsing and transformation utilities used internally by nodent to convert async/await to generator-based code for older JavaScript environments. It handles AST traversal, node manipulation, and source map generation. Unlike Babel's async-to-generator plugin, nodent-transform is designed specifically as a building block for the nodent ecosystem and is not intended for direct use by most developers. Release cadence is low, with the last release in 2019.

Common errors

error Cannot find module 'nodent-transform' ↓

cause Package not installed or deprecated name

fix

npm install nodent-transform@3.2.9

error export 'default' (imported as 'nodent') was not found in 'nodent-transform' ↓

cause Default export removed in v3

fix

Use named imports: import { transform, parse, generate } from 'nodent-transform'

error SyntaxError: Unexpected token: punc ()) ↓

cause Incompatible acorn version or malformed input

fix

Ensure acorn version is >=5.x and code is valid JavaScript

Warnings

deprecated nodent-transform is deprecated; use @nodent/transform instead ↓

fix Migrate to @nodent/transform package

gotcha ESM-only package; does not support require() in older Node versions ↓

fix Use Node >=12 or enable --experimental-modules; for CJS, use dynamic import()

breaking Removed legacy default export in v3; only named exports available ↓

fix Switch from default import to named imports

Install

npm install nodent-transform

yarn add nodent-transform

pnpm add nodent-transform

Imports

transform
```
import { transform } from 'nodent-transform'
```
Default export is not available; use named import.

parse

wrong

import parse from 'nodent-transform'

correct

import { parse } from 'nodent-transform'

parse is a named export, not default.

generate
wrong
```
const generate = require('nodent-transform').generate
```
correct
```
import { generate } from 'nodent-transform'
```
ESM import is preferred; require works in Node but TypeScript may need esModuleInterop.

Quickstart

Parses async/await code, applies nodent transform, and generates output.

import { transform, parse, generate } from 'nodent-transform';
const code = `async function foo() { await bar(); }`;
const ast = parse(code);
const transformedAst = transform(ast, {});
const output = generate(transformedAst).code;
console.log(output);