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Is glob-to-regexp ESM-only? Can you require() it?

Convert globs to regular expressions

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against glob-to-regexp@0.4.1. JSON

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

glob-to-regexp ships CommonJS only. require("glob-to-regexp") works everywhere. import "glob-to-regexp" 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
0.4.1 (Apr 1, 2019)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
0.4.1
TypeScript types
@types/glob-to-regexp
Node engines
not declared
Weekly downloads
40.0M
License
BSD-2-Clause

Does glob-to-regexp@0.4.1 actually load? Runtime test results

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

Runtimerequire("glob-to-regexp")import "glob-to-regexp"
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 glob-to-regexp

ES modules (import)

import globToRegexp from "glob-to-regexp";

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 globToRegexp = require("glob-to-regexp");

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
0.0.0 – 0.4.1CommonJSJul 16, 2013

Frequently asked

Is glob-to-regexp ESM-only?

glob-to-regexp@0.4.1 is a CommonJS package. glob-to-regexp ships CommonJS only. require("glob-to-regexp") works everywhere. import "glob-to-regexp" 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 glob-to-regexp with ES module syntax?

Yes. import globToRegexp from "glob-to-regexp" 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 glob-to-regexp work in Bun?

Yes. import "glob-to-regexp" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026.

Does glob-to-regexp ship TypeScript types?

Not bundled. Install the community types with "npm install -D @types/glob-to-regexp".

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