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Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against depd@2.0.0. JSON

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depd ships CommonJS only. require("depd") works everywhere. import "depd" 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
2.0.0 (Oct 26, 2018)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
2.0.0
TypeScript types
@types/depd
Node engines
>= 0.8
Weekly downloads
103.8M
License
MIT

Does depd@2.0.0 actually load? Runtime test results

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

Runtimerequire("depd")import "depd"
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 depd

ES modules (import)

import depd from "depd";

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 depd = require("depd");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (17 versions; the newest 17 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
0.0.0 – 2.0.0CommonJSJun 15, 2014

Frequently asked

Is depd ESM-only?

depd@2.0.0 is a CommonJS package. depd ships CommonJS only. require("depd") works everywhere. import "depd" 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 depd with ES module syntax?

Yes. import depd from "depd" 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 depd work in Bun?

Yes. import "depd" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026.

Does depd ship TypeScript types?

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

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