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Is foreground-child ESM-only? Can you require() it?

Run a child as if it's the foreground process. Give it stdio. Exit when it exits.

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against foreground-child@4.0.3. JSON

Dual (CommonJS + ESM) Dual package — both require() and import work

foreground-child publishes both a CommonJS entry and a native ESM entry (ESM added in 3.0.0). require("foreground-child") and import "foreground-child" both work on every supported Node.js version and in Bun.

Latest
4.0.3 (Feb 6, 2026)
Module format
Dual (CommonJS + ESM)
Last CommonJS version
4.0.3
Native ESM since
3.0.0
TypeScript types
Bundled
Node engines
>=16
Weekly downloads
96.4M
License
BlueOak-1.0.0

Does foreground-child@4.0.3 actually load? Runtime test results

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

Runtimerequire("foreground-child")import "foreground-child"
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 foreground-child

ES modules (import)

import foregroundChild from "foreground-child";

CommonJS (require)

const foregroundChild = require("foreground-child");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (28 versions; the newest 28 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
3.0.0 – 4.0.3Dual (CommonJS + ESM)Apr 17, 2023
1.0.0 – 2.0.0CommonJSMay 15, 2015

Frequently asked

Is foreground-child ESM-only?

foreground-child@4.0.3 ships CommonJS and ESM builds. foreground-child publishes both a CommonJS entry and a native ESM entry (ESM added in 3.0.0). require("foreground-child") and import "foreground-child" both work on every supported Node.js version and in Bun.

Can I require foreground-child?

Yes. foreground-child ships a CommonJS entry, so require("foreground-child") works on every Node.js version, alongside the native ESM entry for import.

Does foreground-child work in Bun?

Yes. import "foreground-child" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026.

Does foreground-child ship TypeScript types?

Yes. foreground-child bundles its own type declarations; no @types package is needed.

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