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Is cli-table ESM-only? Can you require() it?

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Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against cli-table@0.3.11. JSON

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

cli-table ships CommonJS only. require("cli-table") works everywhere. import "cli-table" 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
0.3.11 (Dec 6, 2021)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
0.3.11
TypeScript types
@types/cli-table
Node engines
>= 0.2.0
Weekly downloads
4.2M
License
unknown

Does cli-table@0.3.11 actually load? Runtime test results

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

Runtimerequire("cli-table")import "cli-table"
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 cli-table

ES modules (import)

import cliTable from "cli-table";

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 cliTable = require("cli-table");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (15 versions; the newest 15 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
0.0.1 – 0.3.11CommonJSJan 4, 2011

Frequently asked

Is cli-table ESM-only?

cli-table@0.3.11 is a CommonJS package. cli-table ships CommonJS only. require("cli-table") works everywhere. import "cli-table" 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 cli-table with ES module syntax?

Yes. import cliTable from "cli-table" 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 cli-table work in Bun?

Yes. import "cli-table" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026.

Does cli-table ship TypeScript types?

Not bundled. Install the community types with "npm install -D @types/cli-table".

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