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

Minify css with clean-css.

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against gulp-minify-css@1.2.4. JSON

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

gulp-minify-css ships CommonJS only. require("gulp-minify-css") works everywhere. import "gulp-minify-css" 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
1.2.4 (Feb 24, 2016)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
1.2.4
TypeScript types
@types/gulp-minify-css
Node engines
not declared
Weekly downloads
50K
License
MIT

Deprecated: Please use gulp-clean-css

Does gulp-minify-css@1.2.4 actually load? Runtime test results

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

Runtimerequire("gulp-minify-css")import "gulp-minify-css"
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-minify-css

ES modules (import)

import gulpMinifyCss from "gulp-minify-css";

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 gulpMinifyCss = require("gulp-minify-css");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (39 versions; the newest 39 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
0.0.1 – 1.2.4CommonJSJul 27, 2013

Frequently asked

Is gulp-minify-css ESM-only?

gulp-minify-css@1.2.4 is a CommonJS package. gulp-minify-css ships CommonJS only. require("gulp-minify-css") works everywhere. import "gulp-minify-css" 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-minify-css with ES module syntax?

Yes. import gulpMinifyCss from "gulp-minify-css" 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-minify-css work in Bun?

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

Does gulp-minify-css ship TypeScript types?

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

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