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Is es-abstract ESM-only? Can you require() it?

ECMAScript spec abstract operations.

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against es-abstract@1.24.2. JSON

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

es-abstract ships CommonJS only. require("es-abstract") works everywhere. import "es-abstract" 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
1.24.2 (Apr 7, 2026)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
1.24.2
TypeScript types
@types/es-abstract
Node engines
>= 0.4
Weekly downloads
86.8M
License
MIT

Does es-abstract@1.24.2 actually load? Runtime test results

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

Runtimerequire("es-abstract")import "es-abstract"
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 es-abstract

ES modules (import)

import esAbstract from "es-abstract";

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 esAbstract = require("es-abstract");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (87 versions; the newest 60 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
1.13.0 – 1.24.2CommonJSJan 3, 2019

Frequently asked

Is es-abstract ESM-only?

es-abstract@1.24.2 is a CommonJS package. es-abstract ships CommonJS only. require("es-abstract") works everywhere. import "es-abstract" 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 es-abstract with ES module syntax?

Yes. import esAbstract from "es-abstract" 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 es-abstract work in Bun?

Yes. import "es-abstract" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026.

Does es-abstract ship TypeScript types?

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

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