ReferenceError: __dirname is not defined

[dcjayasuriya2020]

code in the datafile is lib.baseDir = path.join(__dirname, '/../.data/');
in git bash it indicates when run for test err,

$ node index.js
file:///E:/Learn/lib/data.js:15
lib.baseDir = path.join(__dirname, '/../.data/');
                        ^

 ReferenceError: __dirname is not defined

How to get clear on this?

[xuych]

const __dirname = path.resolve();

[Luis Enrique Mora]

import path from 'path';
import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
// data path
const __filename = fileURLToPath( import.meta.url );
const __dirname = path.dirname( __filename );
//* Base directory of the data folder
const templateDir = path.join( __dirname, '/../.data/' );