SyntaxError: Import named 'Ref' not found in module

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Versions

• System: macos
• Bun: 1.0.12
• Typescript: 5.0.0
• Compiler / Transpiler: bun
• Typegoose(NPM): 11.7.1
• mongoose: 7.6.5

What is the Problem?

Once I try to import the "Ref" module I get an error: "SyntaxError: Import named 'Ref' not found in module"
The app works without importing Ref!

Code Example

import { getModelForClass, prop, Ref } from '@typegoose/typegoose';

class SubUser {
  @prop()
  public name?: string;

  @prop({ type: () => [String] })
  public jobs?: string[];
}


class User {
  @prop()
  public name?: string;

  @prop({ type: () => [String] })
  public jobs?: string[];

  @prop({ type: () => SubUser })
  public subUser?: Ref<SubUser>;
}

const UserModel = getModelForClass(User); // UserModel is a regular Mongoose Model with correct types

Do you know why it happens?

no

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[hasezoey]

what is your tsconfig, do you use isolatedModules? if yes, you may need to change it to import type { Ref } or import { type Ref }, because Ref is only a type, not a value at runtime