errors and warnings / parsing / E0108

E0108 error

import / export not at the top level of a module

area: parsing (x01xx)
fails the build: yes

import or export is inside a block (a function, if, loop or do). Both only work at the top level of a file: imports are resolved when the file loads, and exports become the module's table. Move the import to the top of the file, and export a top-level declaration.

Example

× failswowlua

local function start()    import after from "wowlua:timer"    after(1, function() print("started") end)endstart()

✓ compileswowlua

import after from "wowlua:timer" local function start()    after(1, function() print("started") end)endstart()

The compiler reports it like this:

error[E0108]: `import` is only allowed at the top level of a file
  ┌─ src/main.wowlua:2:5
  │
2 │     import after from "wowlua:timer"
  │     ^^^^^^ here

code	message
E1011	Top-level `import` after another (non-import) statement
E0115	`class`, `enum`, `declare` or `overload function` not at the top level of a file

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terminal

$ wowlua explain E0108
E0108 (error): import / export not at the top level of a module

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