import mongoose from 'mongoose';
^^^^^^

SyntaxError: Unexpected token import

{
  "presets": [
    ["es2015", { "modules": false }]
  ],
  "plugins": [
    "transform-object-rest-spread",
    "transform-async-to-generator",
    "transform-export-extensions"
  ]
}

"ava": {
    "require": [
      "babel-register"
    ]
  }

import test from 'ava'
import axios from 'axios'

import User from '../../models/user'
import { USER_REGISTRATION_ROUTES } from '../helpers/_test.properties.js'

test('user registration api works', async function (t) {
  const email = `test${Date.now()}@example.com`

  const userRegistrationData = {
    email,
    first_name: "john",
    last_name: "doe",
    password: "password"
  }

  await axios.post(USER_REGISTRATION_ROUTES, userRegistrationData)
    .then(response => {
      const data = response.data.data
      const user = data.user
      t.deepEqual(response.status, 200, 'Verify: response is successful')
      t.deepEqual(data.registered, true, 'Verify: user is registered')
      t.truthy(Object.keys(user).length > 0,
        'Verify: if registered, user object is returned')
      t.truthy(user.authentication_token,
        'Verify: token is generated on successful registration')
    })
    .catch((err) => {
      t.fail(`Cannot make requst to register user ${err}`)
    })

  User.remove({ email }, function (err) {
    if (err) {
      console.log('error')
    } else {
      console.log('success deleting test user')
    }
  })
})