TypeError: form_data_1.default is not a constructor when adding attachment

[xpawk]

When attempting to add an attachment using the latest version of jira.js in an Astro project with Node.js v20.10.0, I encounter the following error:

TypeError: form_data_1.default is not a constructor

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Initialize a new Astro project with TypeScript.
2. Install jira.js and xlsx-populate.
3. Use the following code to add an attachment:

import xlsx from "xlsx-populate";
import { Version3Client } from "jira.js";

export const jiraClient = new Version3Client({
	host: env.JIRA_HOST,
	authentication: {
		basic: {
			email: env.JIRA_PERSONAL_EMAIL,
			apiToken: env.JIRA_PERSONAL_API_TOKEN,
		},
	},
});

const objectToXLSX = async (object: any): Promise<Buffer> => {
  const workbook = await xlsx.fromBlankAsync();
  const sheet = workbook.sheet(0);
  
  // Add headers and values
  Object.keys(object).forEach((key, index) => {
    sheet.row(1).cell(index + 1).value(key).style("bold", true);
    sheet.row(2).cell(index + 1).value(object[key]);
  });
  
  return await workbook.outputAsync() as Buffer;
};

export const addJiraAttachment = async () => {
  const file = await objectToXLSX({ test: "123" });
  try {
    await JiraClient.issueAttachments.addAttachment({
      issueIdOrKey: "123",
      attachment: {
        file: file,
        filename: "user.xlsx",
      },
    });
    console.log("Attachment added successfully.");
  } catch (error) {
    console.error("Error adding attachment:", error);
  }
};

Environment:

Node.js: v20.10.0
typescript: "^5.6.2"
Astro: "^4.15.11",
jira.js: "^4.0.2",
xlsx-populate: "^1.21.0"
form-data: "^4.0.1",

Additional Context:

The error originates from issueAttachments.ts#L426 where it attempts to instantiate form_data_1.default. It appears that the form-data module isn't being imported correctly in an ESM context.

At version "jira.js": "^2.15.5", everything works correctly.

[axelvugts]

I'm also experiencing this issue using just plain NodeJS. Any advice would be appreciated!

[yoggu]

I'm also having the issue

[john-malone]

Any hope of getting a patch release on the 4.x line with this fix? We've recently started running into this issue and are looking for a fix or workaround.

[MrRefactoring]

I've just reviewed the formdata-node package and confirmed that it works seamlessly in both the browser and Node.js. It seems we can replace form-data with formdata-node without introducing any breaking changes.

[MrRefactoring]

Thank you to everyone who participated in this discussion. Special thanks to Matyáš Kroupa (@krouma) for proposing the fix. I plan to include this improvement in version 4.0.4.

[john-malone]

Thank you! Looks like this is working well now (with 4.0.5)! I did need to add Buffer.from when using string content, and am now passing an explicit mimeType.