'Error: pal config file is not found' when adding "type": "module" in package.json

[eunchurn]

Description

I created a new project using @paljs/cli with the following command:

npx @paljs/cli create

After successfully generating the project, I added "type": "module" to package.json to enable ES modules. However, when I tried to run the pal g command, I got the following error:

> npx pal g
✕ Error: pal config file is not found

Steps to Reproduce

1. Create a new project with @paljs/cli:

npx @paljs/cli create

2. Select apollo-nexus-schema as the template and proceed with the default setup.
3. Add "type": "module" in package.json.
4. Run the pal g command:

npx pal g

5. The error occurs:

✕ Error: pal config file is not found

Expected Behavior

The pal g command should run successfully without errors.

Actual Behavior

It fails with "Error: pal config file is not found", despite pal.config.js existing in the project directory.

Additional Information

• Node.js version: v22.2.0
• npm version: 10.7.0
• OS: macOS
• package.json

{
  "name": "test-api",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "main": "index.js",
  "license": "MIT",
  "private": true,
  "description": "test",
  "type": "module",
  "scripts": {
    "start": "node dist/server",
    "clean": "rm -rf dist",
    "build": "npm -s run clean && npm -s run generate && tsc",
    "generate": "pal g && npm -s run generate:prisma && npm -s run generate:nexus",
    "generate:prisma": "prisma generate",
    "generate:nexus": "ts-node --transpile-only src/nexusSchema",
    "db-dev": "prisma migrate dev",
    "dev": "ts-node-dev --no-notify --respawn --transpile-only src/server"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "nexus": "1.3.0",
    "@prisma/client": "5.23.0-integration-otel-peer-deps.1",
    "@paljs/nexus": "8.1.0",
    "apollo-server": "3.13.0",
    "graphql": "16.10.0"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "prisma": "5.23.0-integration-otel-peer-deps.1",
    "@types/node": "20.17.19",
    "@paljs/cli": "8.1.0",
    "prettier": "2.8.8",
    "ts-node": "10.9.2",
    "ts-node-dev": "2.0.0",
    "typescript": "5.7.3"
  },
  "prettier": {
    "singleQuote": true,
    "semi": false,
    "trailingComma": "all"
  },
  "repository": "",
  "author": "Eunchurn Park"
}

[AhmedElywa]

Try to change the file from ‘pal.config.js’ to ‘pal.config.cjs’

This should success without needing to add to the command if not use it like

pal g -c pal.config.cjs