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Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against extract-text-webpack-plugin@3.0.2. JSON

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

extract-text-webpack-plugin ships CommonJS only. require("extract-text-webpack-plugin") works everywhere. import "extract-text-webpack-plugin" 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
3.0.2 (Oct 25, 2017)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
3.0.2
TypeScript types
@types/extract-text-webpack-plugin
Node engines
>= 4.8 < 5.0.0 || >= 5.10
Weekly downloads
309K
License
MIT

Deprecated: Deprecated. Please use https://github.com/webpack-contrib/mini-css-extract-plugin

Does extract-text-webpack-plugin@3.0.2 actually load? Runtime test results

Installed and executed on Sep 9, 2026 with require("extract-text-webpack-plugin") from a CommonJS file and import "extract-text-webpack-plugin" from an ES module.

Runtimerequire("extract-text-webpack-plugin")import "extract-text-webpack-plugin"
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 extract-text-webpack-plugin

ES modules (import)

import extractTextWebpackPlugin from "extract-text-webpack-plugin";

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 extractTextWebpackPlugin = require("extract-text-webpack-plugin");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (37 versions; the newest 37 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
0.1.0 – 3.0.2CommonJSJan 28, 2014

Frequently asked

Is extract-text-webpack-plugin ESM-only?

extract-text-webpack-plugin@3.0.2 is a CommonJS package. extract-text-webpack-plugin ships CommonJS only. require("extract-text-webpack-plugin") works everywhere. import "extract-text-webpack-plugin" 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 extract-text-webpack-plugin with ES module syntax?

Yes. import extractTextWebpackPlugin from "extract-text-webpack-plugin" 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 extract-text-webpack-plugin work in Bun?

Yes. import "extract-text-webpack-plugin" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026.

Does extract-text-webpack-plugin ship TypeScript types?

Not bundled. Install the community types with "npm install -D @types/extract-text-webpack-plugin".

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