import with jest error: Unexpected token import - import

Question

I've seen similar questions but still can't find a viable solution.
I'm trying to integrate Jest into a working project, which uses import/export default in hundreds of places. The following test does work for Jest using require:
const bar = require('../../flows/foo');
test('adds 1 + 2 to equal 3', () => {
expect(bar.foobar(1, 2)).toBe(3);
});
when export is:
module.exports = {
foobar: foobar,
fizz: fizz
}
The functions I'll want to be testing however are exported using:
export default {
foobar: foobar,
fizz: fizz
};
So when I try to update my test to import:
import foobar from '../../flows/foo';
With export:
export default {foobar: foobar};
I get the error
SyntaxError: Unexpected token import

Answer 1

All it takes:
// run this command (or npm equivalent)
yarn add #babel/core #babel/preset-env
// add babel.config.js
module.exports = {
presets: [
[
'#babel/preset-env',
{
targets: {
node: 'current'
}
}
]
]
};
Jest automatically picks it up, no other configuration required.

Answer 2

You have not set up a .babelrc file in your project, so transpiling is not happening. You need to transpile the ES6+ syntax (import, export, etc) into browser readable ES5.

Answer 3

I ran into this and solved it this way thanks to this GitHub issue post:
If you're using babel to transpile your code then remember to use the transform-es2015-modules-commonjs plugin.
To use it, you'll need to:
Install the plugin for BabelJS by entering this command in the CLI:
npm install --save-dev babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-commonjs
Add the plugin to your list of plugins in your babel config
plugins: [
"transform-es2015-modules-commonjs"
]