When I run tests in Hardhat I get errors as noted in this question.
In the Hardhat docs they suggest it is possible to use @babel/register, which is supposed to compile javascript on the fly.
When I add @babel/register and include require("@babel/register"); in a test file, that test file no longer complains, but now something internal to Hardhat complains.
$ npx hardhat test
An unexpected error occurred:
.../solidity/src/utils/helpers.js:55
export async function aSymbol() {
^^^^^^
SyntaxError: Unexpected token 'export'
at Object.compileFunction (node:vm:352:18)
at wrapSafe (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1031:15)
at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1065:27)
at Module._compile (/Users/dan/work/lore/lore/solidity/node_modules/pirates/lib/index.js:136:24)
at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1153:10)
at Object.newLoader [as .js] (/Users/dan/work/lore/lore/solidity/node_modules/pirates/lib/index.js:141:7)
at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:981:32)
at Function.Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:822:12)
at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1005:19)
at require (node:internal/modules/cjs/helpers:102:18)
How do I use Babel with Hardhat to properly compile ESModule import for use in the Hardhat tests that use CommonJS require?
