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Is ee-first ESM-only? Can you require() it?

return the first event in a set of ee/event pairs

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against ee-first@1.1.1. JSON

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

ee-first ships CommonJS only. require("ee-first") works everywhere. import "ee-first" 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
1.1.1 (May 25, 2015)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
1.1.1
TypeScript types
@types/ee-first
Node engines
not declared
Weekly downloads
79.7M
License
MIT

Does ee-first@1.1.1 actually load? Runtime test results

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

Runtimerequire("ee-first")import "ee-first"
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 ee-first

ES modules (import)

import eeFirst from "ee-first";

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 eeFirst = require("ee-first");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (8 versions; the newest 8 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
1.0.0 – 1.1.1CommonJSJun 11, 2014

Frequently asked

Is ee-first ESM-only?

ee-first@1.1.1 is a CommonJS package. ee-first ships CommonJS only. require("ee-first") works everywhere. import "ee-first" 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 ee-first with ES module syntax?

Yes. import eeFirst from "ee-first" 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 ee-first work in Bun?

Yes. import "ee-first" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026.

Does ee-first ship TypeScript types?

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

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