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Is @vue/cli-plugin-router ESM-only? Can you require() it?

router plugin for vue-cli

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against @vue/cli-plugin-router@5.0.9. JSON

CommonJS CommonJS — require() works on every Node.js version

@vue/cli-plugin-router ships CommonJS only. require("@vue/cli-plugin-router") works everywhere. import "@vue/cli-plugin-router" also works because Node.js and Bun can import CommonJS from ES modules, but only the default export is guaranteed; named imports depend on Node's static analysis of the module.

Latest
5.0.9 (Aug 21, 2025)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
5.0.9
TypeScript types
None
Node engines
not declared
License
MIT

Does @vue/cli-plugin-router@5.0.9 actually load? Runtime test results

Installed and executed on Sep 9, 2026 with require("@vue/cli-plugin-router") from a CommonJS file and import "@vue/cli-plugin-router" from an ES module.

Runtimerequire("@vue/cli-plugin-router")import "@vue/cli-plugin-router"
Node.js 18✓ works✓ works
Node.js 20✓ works✓ works
Node.js 22✓ works✓ works
Node.js 24✓ works✓ works
Node.js 26✓ works✓ works
Bun 1.4✓ works✓ works

How to import @vue/cli-plugin-router

ES modules (import)

import cliPluginRouter from "@vue/cli-plugin-router";

Named imports from a CommonJS package only work when Node.js can statically detect them. If a named import fails, use the default import and destructure.

CommonJS (require)

const cliPluginRouter = require("@vue/cli-plugin-router");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (52 versions; the newest 52 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
4.0.0 – 5.0.9CommonJSOct 16, 2019

Frequently asked

Is @vue/cli-plugin-router ESM-only?

@vue/cli-plugin-router@5.0.9 is a CommonJS package. @vue/cli-plugin-router ships CommonJS only. require("@vue/cli-plugin-router") works everywhere. import "@vue/cli-plugin-router" also works because Node.js and Bun can import CommonJS from ES modules, but only the default export is guaranteed; named imports depend on Node's static analysis of the module.

Can I import @vue/cli-plugin-router with ES module syntax?

Yes. import cliPluginRouter from "@vue/cli-plugin-router" works in Node.js and Bun because they support importing CommonJS modules. Named imports work only when Node.js can statically detect the exports.

Does @vue/cli-plugin-router work in Bun?

Yes. import "@vue/cli-plugin-router" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026.

Does @vue/cli-plugin-router ship TypeScript types?

No. @vue/cli-plugin-router ships no type declarations and there is no @types package for it.

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