[nuxt] Error when using `setUser` in `@sentry/nuxt`: Cannot use import statement outside a module

[sumomo015]

Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have checked for existing issues https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/issues
• I have reviewed the documentation https://docs.sentry.io/
• I am using the latest SDK release https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/releases

How do you use Sentry?

Sentry Saas (sentry.io)

Which SDK are you using?

@sentry/nuxt

SDK Version

8.37.1

Framework Version

3.14.159

Link to Sentry event

https://tenri.sentry.io/issues/6057040304/events/119f2704c7c7455bbc09c01784e89105/

Reproduction Example/SDK Setup

https://github.com/sumomo015/nuxt-sentry-setuser

Steps to Reproduce

Reproduction Environment

• node v20.18.0
• pnpm 9.12.3
• development environment (no error in the build environment)

using setUser
https://github.com/sumomo015/nuxt-sentry-setuser/blob/main/app.vue#L4

<script setup lang="ts">
import * as Sentry from '@sentry/nuxt'

Sentry.setUser({ id: 'nuxt' })
</script>

Steps to Reproduce

1. Install dependencies

pnpm install

2. Start nuxt

pnpm run dev

3. Open your browser and navigate to

http://localhost:3000/

4. You will see the following error

[nuxt] [request error] [unhandled] [500] Cannot use import statement outside a module

Expected Result

Nuxt app on the localhost have been successfully launched.

Actual Result

[sumomo015]

There is a similar issue, but I think they are slightly subtly different.
#13917

[chargome]

Thanks for filing this @sumomo015, I was able to reproduce this on dev. We'll try to find a fix!

[chargome]

@sumomo015 since this breaks only for dev mode and pnpm, for the time until this is fixed you could either skip adding the module in dev mode or switch to yarn for example.

cc @s1gr1d

[sumomo015]

@sumomo015 since this breaks only for dev mode and pnpm, for the time until this is fixed you could either skip adding the module in dev mode or switch to yarn for example.

@chargome

Thank you for the quick response. I’ll try it out later. ❤️