SyntaxError in Node v18.16.0 when using Jest

[MaddyGuthridge]

Hello!

I'm investigating this library's feasibility for a course I tutor, as a less problematic (and hopefully faster) alternative to sync-request.

However, in my test repository, the import appears to fail.

    /home/migue/Source/COMP/1531/best-test-request/node_modules/await-sync/mod.js:4
    const Work = globalThis.Worker || await import('whatwg-worker').then(m => m.default)
                                      ^^^^^

    SyntaxError: await is only valid in async functions and the top level bodies of modules

      2 | import inject from 'light-my-request';
      3 | import server from '../express_app/server';
    > 4 | import { createWorker } from 'await-sync';
        | ^
      5 |
      6 | const awaitSync = createWorker();
      7 |

      at Runtime.createScriptFromCode (node_modules/jest-runtime/build/index.js:1495:14)
      at Object.require (tests/server.test.js:4:1)

You can see the code I'm using by visiting this file in my testing repository.

Perhaps the library is having an issue with Jest's runtime? How should I get it to work correctly?