JAVASCRIPT

es module __dirname alternative

import { dirname } from 'path';
import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';

const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));

__dir name in ESM module

import * as url from 'url';
    const __filename = url.fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
    const __dirname = url.fileURLToPath(new URL('.', import.meta.url));