Why does npm run build for babel throw an error: "babel: src does not exist" - node.js

Question

My folder is src and I've installed babel via the CLI, yet I'm still getting an error, "babel:
src does not exist"
Here's a quick recording of of my code: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YgEnJE87c0mEnsefY1xU94cvUedBtGhK/view
See above what I've tried.
{
"name": "notes-app",
"version": "1.0.0",
"description": "",
"main": "app.js",
"scripts": {
"test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
"build": "babel src -d lib"
},
"author": "Jono Suave",
"license": "ISC",
"devDependencies": {
"#babel/cli": "^7.7.0",
"#babel/core": "^7.7.2"
}
}
app.js
import getNotes from "notes.js"
getNotes()
notes.js
let getNotes = function() {
console.log(`Put the time in baby!`)
}
module.exports = getNotes
I expected babel to run and compile my ES6 import code in app.js, but instead received following error in terminal:
babel:
src does not exist
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 2
npm ERR! notes-app#1.0.0 build: `babel src -d lib`
npm ERR! Exit status 2
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the notes-app#1.0.0 build script.
npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.
npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR! /Users/jonosuave/.npm/_logs/2019-11-07T01_56_26_260Z-debug.log

Answer 1

In experimental node, Babel isn't even required -- just need to use a .mjs extension to files instead of .js
See explanation with example: How can I use an es6 import in node?