Error [ERR_UNSUPPORTED_ESM_URL_SCHEME]: Only URLs with a scheme in: file, data, and node are supported by the default ESM loader. On Windows, absolute paths must be valid file:// URLs. Received protocol 'c:'

[rjcodedev]

• I am not disclosing a vulnerability.
• I am not just asking a question.
• I have searched through existing issues.
• I can reproduce the issue with the latest version of Parse Server.

Issue Description

Cloud parameter from new ParseServer instance not working in windows properly, throws error mention in logs

and none of the below line if code works

1. './cloud/main.js'
2. file:///C:/myprojects/parse-server-example/cloud/main.js
3. C:/myprojects/parse-server-example/cloud/main.js
4. const __dirname = path.resolve() __dirname +'/cloud/main.js'

if I comment cloud parameter server went online without cloud function

Steps to reproduce

create parse server setup in esm and pass this config
export const config = { databaseURI: 'mongodb://0.0.0.0:27017/dev', cloud: "./cloud/main.js", appId: 'myAppId', masterKey: 'masterkey', serverURL: 'http://localhost:1337/parse', }

Server

• Parse Server version: 6.3.1
• Operating system: windows 11
• Local or remote host (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Heroku, Digital Ocean, etc): local

Database

• System (MongoDB or Postgres): MonoDB
• Database version: 7.0
• Local or remote host (MongoDB Atlas, mLab, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, etc): local

Client

• SDK (iOS, Android, JavaScript, PHP, Unity, etc): javascript
• SDK version: 4.1.0

Logs

Error [ERR_UNSUPPORTED_ESM_URL_SCHEME]: Only URLs with a scheme in: file, data, and node are supported by the default ESM loader. On Windows, absolute paths must be valid file:// URLs. Received protocol 'c:'
at new NodeError (node:internal/errors:406:5)
at throwIfUnsupportedURLScheme (node:internal/modules/esm/load:216:11)
at defaultLoad (node:internal/modules/esm/load:118:3)
at ModuleLoader.load (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:396:13)
at ModuleLoader.moduleProvider (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:278:56)
at new ModuleJob (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:65:26)
at #createModuleJob (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:290:17)
at ModuleLoader.getJobFromResolveResult (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:248:34)
at ModuleLoader.getModuleJob (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:229:17)
at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5) {
code: 'ERR_UNSUPPORTED_ESM_URL_SCHEME'
}
node:internal/process/esm_loader:40
internalBinding('errors').triggerUncaughtException(
^

Error [ERR_UNSUPPORTED_ESM_URL_SCHEME]: Only URLs with a scheme in: file, data, and node are supported by the default ESM loader. On Windows, absolute paths must be valid file:// URLs. Received protocol 'c:'
at new NodeError (node:internal/errors:406:5)
at throwIfUnsupportedURLScheme (node:internal/modules/esm/load:216:11)
at defaultLoad (node:internal/modules/esm/load:118:3)
at ModuleLoader.load (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:396:13)
at ModuleLoader.moduleProvider (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:278:56)
at new ModuleJob (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:65:26)
at #createModuleJob (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:290:17)
at ModuleLoader.getJobFromResolveResult (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:248:34)
at ModuleLoader.getModuleJob (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:229:17)
at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5) {
code: 'ERR_UNSUPPORTED_ESM_URL_SCHEME'
}

[parse-github-assistant]

Thanks for opening this issue!

[mtrezza]

Closing as duplicate of #8815

@rjcodedev Please read the comment I've left you on the other issue you already opened.