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Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against didyoumean@1.2.2. JSON

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didyoumean ships CommonJS only. require("didyoumean") works everywhere. import "didyoumean" 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
1.2.2 (Jun 24, 2021)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
1.2.2
TypeScript types
@types/didyoumean
Node engines
not declared
Weekly downloads
25.5M
License
Apache-2.0

Does didyoumean@1.2.2 actually load? Runtime test results

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

Runtimerequire("didyoumean")import "didyoumean"
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 didyoumean

ES modules (import)

import didyoumean from "didyoumean";

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 didyoumean = require("didyoumean");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (4 versions; the newest 4 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
1.1.0 – 1.2.2CommonJSJan 19, 2013

Frequently asked

Is didyoumean ESM-only?

didyoumean@1.2.2 is a CommonJS package. didyoumean ships CommonJS only. require("didyoumean") works everywhere. import "didyoumean" 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 didyoumean with ES module syntax?

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

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

Does didyoumean ship TypeScript types?

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

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