Nango ESM Migration Fixes

This skill documents common issues and fixes when migrating Nango integrations to ESM (zero-yaml migration).

Common Symptoms

1. Commented-out imports with "temporary replacement" functions that hardcode values
2. Build errors like Could not resolve "../../vendor/dinero.js/index.js"
3. Type errors like Cannot find module '../../../vendor/dinero.js'

Investigation Checklist

1. Check git history to see what was changed during migration:

``bash git log --oneline -10 -- <file> git show <commit>:<file> | head -20 ``

1. Look for commented-out code with "temporary" comments - these are often proper implementations replaced with broken workarounds

1. Verify the vendor module exists and check its structure:

``bash ls -la vendor/<module>/ cat vendor/<module>/package.json ``

Fix Pattern: CJS Vendor Module to ESM

When a vendor module only has CJS exports but your project uses ESM:

Step 1: Create ESM Wrapper

Create vendor/<module>/index.js:

import Module from './build/cjs/<module>.js';
export default Module;

Step 2: Fix Import Paths

Update imports to use .js extensions (required for ESM):

// Before (commented out or broken)
// import foo from "../../../vendor/foo";

// After (working ESM)
import foo from "../../vendor/foo/index.js";

Step 3: Restore Proper Implementation

Replace any "temporary" hardcoded workarounds with the original implementation.

Example - Currency Conversion:

// BAD: Hardcoded workaround (loses currency-specific precision)
function fromMajorToDinero(amount: number | null | undefined, _currencyCode: string | undefined): number | null {
  if (amount == null) return null;
  return Math.round(amount * 100);  // Wrong for JPY, KWD, etc.
}

// GOOD: Proper implementation using currency exponents
import dinero from "../../vendor/dinero.js/index.js";
import { currencies } from "../../vendor/dinero.js/dinero-currencies.js";

function fromMajorToDinero(amount: number | null | undefined, currencyCode: string | undefined): number | null {
  if (amount == null || !currencyCode) return null;
  const currency = currencies[currencyCode.toUpperCase()];
  if (!currency) return null;

  const exponent = currency.exponent;
  const amountInMinor = Math.round(amount * 10 ** exponent);
  return dinero({
    amount: amountInMinor,
    currency: currency as any,
  }).getAmount();
}

Path Calculation

From nango-integrations/<integration>/mappers/<file>.ts:

• To nango-integrations/vendor/: use ../../vendor/

From nango-integrations/<integration>/actions/<file>.ts:

• To nango-integrations/vendor/: use ../../vendor/

Verification

# Type check
npx tsc --noEmit

# Full compile
npx nango compile

Red Flags to Watch For

• _paramName (underscore prefix) - indicates intentionally unused parameter, likely a workaround
• Comments like "Temporary replacement until X is available" when X IS available
• Hardcoded values (like 100) replacing dynamic lookups (like 10 ** exponent)
• Commented-out imports at top of file with no replacement