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Is fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin ESM-only? Can you require() it?

Runs typescript type checker and linter on separate process.

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin@9.1.0. JSON

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

fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin ships CommonJS only. require("fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin") works everywhere. import "fork-ts-checker-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
9.1.0 (Apr 3, 2025)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
9.1.0
TypeScript types
Bundled
Node engines
>=14.21.3
Weekly downloads
19.2M
License
MIT

Does fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin@9.1.0 actually load? Runtime test results

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

Runtimerequire("fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin")import "fork-ts-checker-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 fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin

ES modules (import)

import forkTsCheckerWebpackPlugin from "fork-ts-checker-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 forkTsCheckerWebpackPlugin = require("fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (159 versions; the newest 60 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
6.0.4 – 9.1.0CommonJSNov 26, 2020

Frequently asked

Is fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin ESM-only?

fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin@9.1.0 is a CommonJS package. fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin ships CommonJS only. require("fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin") works everywhere. import "fork-ts-checker-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 fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin with ES module syntax?

Yes. import forkTsCheckerWebpackPlugin from "fork-ts-checker-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 fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin work in Bun?

Yes. import "fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026.

Does fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin ship TypeScript types?

Yes. fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin bundles its own type declarations; no @types package is needed.

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