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Is gulp-header ESM-only? Can you require() it?

Gulp extension to add header to file(s) in the pipeline.

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against gulp-header@2.0.12. JSON

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

gulp-header ships CommonJS only. require("gulp-header") works everywhere. import "gulp-header" 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
2.0.12 (Feb 21, 2026)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
2.0.12
TypeScript types
@types/gulp-header
Node engines
not declared
Weekly downloads
341K
License
MIT

Does gulp-header@2.0.12 actually load? Runtime test results

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

Runtimerequire("gulp-header")import "gulp-header"
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 gulp-header

ES modules (import)

import gulpHeader from "gulp-header";

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 gulpHeader = require("gulp-header");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (34 versions; the newest 34 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
0.4.0 – 2.0.12CommonJSOct 4, 2013

Frequently asked

Is gulp-header ESM-only?

gulp-header@2.0.12 is a CommonJS package. gulp-header ships CommonJS only. require("gulp-header") works everywhere. import "gulp-header" 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 gulp-header with ES module syntax?

Yes. import gulpHeader from "gulp-header" 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 gulp-header work in Bun?

Yes. import "gulp-header" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026.

Does gulp-header ship TypeScript types?

Not bundled. Install the community types with "npm install -D @types/gulp-header".

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