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

Automatically load any gulp plugins in your package.json

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against gulp-load-plugins@2.0.8. JSON

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

gulp-load-plugins ships CommonJS only. require("gulp-load-plugins") works everywhere. import "gulp-load-plugins" 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
2.0.8 (Aug 29, 2022)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
2.0.8
TypeScript types
@types/gulp-load-plugins
Node engines
>=8
Weekly downloads
104K
License
MIT

Does gulp-load-plugins@2.0.8 actually load? Runtime test results

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

Runtimerequire("gulp-load-plugins")import "gulp-load-plugins"
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-load-plugins

ES modules (import)

import gulpLoadPlugins from "gulp-load-plugins";

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 gulpLoadPlugins = require("gulp-load-plugins");

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
0.2.0 – 2.0.8CommonJSJan 18, 2014

Frequently asked

Is gulp-load-plugins ESM-only?

gulp-load-plugins@2.0.8 is a CommonJS package. gulp-load-plugins ships CommonJS only. require("gulp-load-plugins") works everywhere. import "gulp-load-plugins" 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-load-plugins with ES module syntax?

Yes. import gulpLoadPlugins from "gulp-load-plugins" 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-load-plugins work in Bun?

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

Does gulp-load-plugins ship TypeScript types?

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

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