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Is awesome-typescript-loader ESM-only? Can you require() it?

Awesome TS loader for webpack

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against awesome-typescript-loader@5.2.1. JSON

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

awesome-typescript-loader ships CommonJS only. require("awesome-typescript-loader") works everywhere. import "awesome-typescript-loader" 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
5.2.1 (Sep 6, 2018)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
5.2.1
TypeScript types
Bundled
Node engines
not declared
Weekly downloads
109K
License
MIT

Does awesome-typescript-loader@5.2.1 actually load? Runtime test results

Installed and executed on Sep 9, 2026 with require("awesome-typescript-loader") from a CommonJS file and import "awesome-typescript-loader" from an ES module.

Runtimerequire("awesome-typescript-loader")import "awesome-typescript-loader"
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 awesome-typescript-loader

ES modules (import)

import awesomeTypescriptLoader from "awesome-typescript-loader";

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 awesomeTypescriptLoader = require("awesome-typescript-loader");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (99 versions; the newest 60 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
0.15.0 – 5.2.1CommonJSNov 19, 2015

Frequently asked

Is awesome-typescript-loader ESM-only?

awesome-typescript-loader@5.2.1 is a CommonJS package. awesome-typescript-loader ships CommonJS only. require("awesome-typescript-loader") works everywhere. import "awesome-typescript-loader" 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 awesome-typescript-loader with ES module syntax?

Yes. import awesomeTypescriptLoader from "awesome-typescript-loader" 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 awesome-typescript-loader work in Bun?

Yes. import "awesome-typescript-loader" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026.

Does awesome-typescript-loader ship TypeScript types?

Yes. awesome-typescript-loader bundles its own type declarations; no @types package is needed.

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