From ed4c8b28da90ffdce9c31d798148c4bcc23b673f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alan Bridgeman <a.bridgeman@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2026 15:48:38 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Changed from 
equire to import. As import is the more ESM
 native way

---
 src/Router.ts | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/Router.ts b/src/Router.ts
index 4ea5ad6..3916604 100644
--- a/src/Router.ts
+++ b/src/Router.ts
@@ -87,7 +87,12 @@ export class Router {
         }
         
         // Load the file as a module
-        const controllerModule = require(controllerPath);
+        const moduleNamespace = await import(controllerPath);
+
+        // When you import() a file, you get a "Module Namespace Object".
+        // If the file used 'module.exports = Class' or 'export default Class',
+        // your class is now inside the '.default' property.
+        const controllerModule = moduleNamespace.default || moduleNamespace;
 
         logMessage(`${controllerPath} loaded successfully: ${JSON.stringify(Object.keys(controllerModule))} exports found.`, LogLevel.DEBUG);