SyntaxError: Unexpected reserved word sql-cli - node.js

Question

I'm trying to follow this guide to use mssql with docker in my Mac https://database.guide/how-to-install-sql-server-on-a-mac/ but when trying to connect to SQL server I get a SyntaxError: Unexpected reserved word error in /usr/local/lib/node_modules/sql-cli/lib/cli.js:21
Error:
/usr/local/lib/node_modules/sql-cli/lib/cli.js:21
class SqlCli {
^^^^^
SyntaxError: Unexpected reserved word
at Module._compile (module.js:439:25)
at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:474:10)
at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:312:12)
at Module.require (module.js:364:17)
at require (module.js:380:17)
at Object.<anonymous> (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/sql-cli/bin/mssql.js:1:76)
at Module._compile (module.js:456:26)
at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:474:10)
at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
Code: (Not mine)
...
class SqlCli {
constructor() {
this.db = new MSSQLDbService();
this.messages = new Messages();
this.options = new Options();
this.buffer = new Buffer();
}
...
I'm using node version 0.10.35 since this is the one my project is using and I can't change it.

Answer 1

I took a look at the tutorial you posted and it downloads SqlCli with npm.
When you name a class or file the same as a package in node_modules it will conflict with the node package and ultimately give you this fatal error,
Try changing the class and filename to something different and check again.
class DBCli {
constructor() {
this.db = new MSSQLDbService();
this.messages = new Messages();
this.options = new Options();
this.buffer = new Buffer();
}
}