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Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against grunt-contrib-copy@1.0.0. JSON

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

grunt-contrib-copy ships CommonJS only. require("grunt-contrib-copy") works everywhere. import "grunt-contrib-copy" 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
1.0.0 (Mar 4, 2016)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
1.0.0
TypeScript types
None
Node engines
>=0.10.0
Weekly downloads
381K
License
MIT

Does grunt-contrib-copy@1.0.0 actually load? Runtime test results

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

Runtimerequire("grunt-contrib-copy")import "grunt-contrib-copy"
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 grunt-contrib-copy

ES modules (import)

import gruntContribCopy from "grunt-contrib-copy";

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 gruntContribCopy = require("grunt-contrib-copy");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (17 versions; the newest 17 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
0.2.0 – 1.0.0CommonJSSep 10, 2012

Frequently asked

Is grunt-contrib-copy ESM-only?

grunt-contrib-copy@1.0.0 is a CommonJS package. grunt-contrib-copy ships CommonJS only. require("grunt-contrib-copy") works everywhere. import "grunt-contrib-copy" 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 grunt-contrib-copy with ES module syntax?

Yes. import gruntContribCopy from "grunt-contrib-copy" 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 grunt-contrib-copy work in Bun?

Yes. import "grunt-contrib-copy" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026.

Does grunt-contrib-copy ship TypeScript types?

No. grunt-contrib-copy ships no type declarations and there is no @types package for it.

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