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Is grunt-contrib-watch ESM-only? Can you require() it?

Run predefined tasks whenever watched file patterns are added, changed or deleted

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against grunt-contrib-watch@1.1.0. JSON

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

grunt-contrib-watch ships CommonJS only. require("grunt-contrib-watch") works everywhere. import "grunt-contrib-watch" 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
1.1.0 (May 13, 2018)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
1.1.0
TypeScript types
None
Node engines
>=0.10.0
Weekly downloads
454K
License
MIT

Does grunt-contrib-watch@1.1.0 actually load? Runtime test results

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

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

ES modules (import)

import gruntContribWatch from "grunt-contrib-watch";

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 gruntContribWatch = require("grunt-contrib-watch");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (22 versions; the newest 22 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
0.1.0 – 1.1.0CommonJSOct 15, 2012

Frequently asked

Is grunt-contrib-watch ESM-only?

grunt-contrib-watch@1.1.0 is a CommonJS package. grunt-contrib-watch ships CommonJS only. require("grunt-contrib-watch") works everywhere. import "grunt-contrib-watch" 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-watch with ES module syntax?

Yes. import gruntContribWatch from "grunt-contrib-watch" 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-watch work in Bun?

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

Does grunt-contrib-watch ship TypeScript types?

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

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