Problems importing commands

[delicate kiln]

Hello. I put my commands in a separate folder and file and imported them in the main bot file ((an example of one of the commands I have)):

import { SlashCommandBuilder } from '@discordjs/builders';

//create command with slash command builder
const orderCommand = new SlashCommandBuilder()
.setName('order')
.setDescription('order your favorite meals!')
.addStringOption((option) => 
    option
        .setName('food')
        .setDescription("select your favorite food")
        .setRequired(true)
        .setChoices(
            {
                name: 'Cake',
                value: 'cake',
            },
            {
                name: 'Hamburger',
                value: 'hamburger',
            },
            {
                name: 'Pizza',
                value: 'pizza',
            },
        )
)
.addStringOption((option) =>
    option
        .setName('drink')
        .setDescription('select your favorite drink')
        .setRequired(true)
        .setChoices(
            {
                name: "Water",
                value: "water",
            },
            {
                name: "Coca-cola",
                value: "coca-cola",
            },
            {
                name: "Sprite",
                value: "sprite",
            },
        )
);

export default orderCommand.toJSON()

but when running it gives this error:

import { orderCommand } from './commands/ords.js';
         ^^^^^^^^^^^^
SyntaxError: The requested module './commands/ords.js' does not provide an export named 'orderCommand'
    at ModuleJob._instantiate (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:123:21)
    at async ModuleJob.run (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:189:5)
    at async Promise.all (index 0)
    at async ESMLoader.import (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:533:24)
    at async loadESM (node:internal/process/esm_loader:91:5)
    at async handleMainPromise (node:internal/modules/run_main:65:12)

can you help me to fix this?

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[delicate kiln]

Here is the main bot's code:

import { Client, GatewayIntentBits, Routes } from 'discord.js';
import { config } from 'dotenv';
import { REST } from '@discordjs/rest';
import { orderCommand } from './commands/ords.js';
import { rolesCommand } from "./commands/roles.js";

config()

//read data from .env file
const TOKEN = process.env.TOKEN;
const CLIENT_ID = process.env.CLIENT_ID;
const GUILD_ID = process.env.GUILD_ID;


const client = new Client({intents: [
    GatewayIntentBits.Guilds,
    GatewayIntentBits.GuildMessages,
    GatewayIntentBits.MessageContent,
]})

//for slash command
const rest = new REST({version: 10, }).setToken(TOKEN);


//we use ((on)) function to register and listen to event
//in this case we work with ready event
client.on('ready', () => {console.log(`${client.user.username} online...`)});

client.on('interactionCreate', (interaction) => {
    if  (interaction.isChatInputCommand()) {
        const food = interaction.options.get('food').value;
        const drink = interaction.options.get('drink').value;

        //reply wen command send
        interaction.reply({
            content: `you ordered ${food} and ${drink}`,
        });
    }
})

async function main() {
    //our command strucure
    const commands = [orderCommand, rolesCommand];

    try {
        console.log('Started refreshing application (/) commands.');
        await rest.put(Routes.applicationGuildCommands(CLIENT_ID, GUILD_ID), {
            body: commands,
        });

        //start bot
        client.login(TOKEN);
    } catch (err) {
        console.log(err)
    }
}

main();

[woven vigil]

Error tells you the exact issue. You didn't export orderCommand from ords.js

[delicate kiln]

i export it. look
@woven vigil

[delicate kiln]

this is ords.js file

[woven vigil]

That's the default export. You didn't export orderCommand on its own. Either export the actual variable or use the default import in your index file

[delicate kiln]

this is index file

[woven vigil]

I am aware

[delicate kiln]

hmmmm.
how can i fixed this?

[woven vigil]

If you want to use the default import, don't try destructure the import

- import { orderCommand } from './commands/ords.js';
+ import orderCommand from './commands/ords.js';

[delicate kiln]

hmmmm. it's work.
But I didn't understand. So when should we use { in our imports?

[woven vigil]

Do you know how destructuring properties works?

The same applies to imports. If you want to access specific properties of an import, you destructure them. If not, you just import the default export

[delicate kiln]

Not so much

[twin spoke]

Destructuring assignment
The destructuring assignment syntax is a JavaScript expression that makes it possible to unpack values from arrays, or properties from objects, into distinct variables.

[woven vigil]

you can visit that if you wish to learn more about how destructuring variables works

[delicate kiln]

thanks for your help🙏