[TypeScript] Parsing error on import type thing = require('thing')

[SimenB]

Bug Report

• I would like to work on a fix!

Current behavior

• https://babel.dev/repl#?browsers=&build=&builtIns=false&spec=false&loose=false&code_lz=JYWwDg9gTgLgBDAnmApnFAPVBjeBeOKFARwFdgiAKAckxxmoEoBuIA&debug=false&forceAllTransforms=false&shippedProposals=false&circleciRepo=&evaluate=false&fileSize=false&timeTravel=false&sourceType=module&lineWrap=false&presets=typescript&prettier=false&targets=&version=7.13.9&externalPlugins=

Removing the type makes it parse properly. I believe this syntax is new in TS@4.2? Not mentioned in the blog post, tho.

I'm trying to update in jestjs/jest#11142 and there you can see I got an error from tsc for not having the type modifier, followed by Babel throwing syntax errors after adding it.

Input Code

import type expect = require('expect');

Expected behavior

It should parse properly (not necessarily transform)

Babel Configuration (babel.config.js, .babelrc, package.json#babel, cli command, .eslintrc)

• Filename: babel.config.js

{
  "presets": ["@babel/preset-typescript"]
}

Environment

• Babel version(s): v7.13.8
• Node/npm version: node 14.16.0, yarn 2.4.1
• OS: macOS 11.2.1
• Monorepo: yup, yarn/lerna
• How you are using Babel: @babel/core

Possible Solution

Additional context

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