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

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Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against gulp-rename@2.1.0. JSON

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

gulp-rename ships CommonJS only. require("gulp-rename") works everywhere. import "gulp-rename" 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
2.1.0 (Jun 26, 2025)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
2.1.0
TypeScript types
@types/gulp-rename
Node engines
>=4
Weekly downloads
923K
License
MIT

Does gulp-rename@2.1.0 actually load? Runtime test results

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

Runtimerequire("gulp-rename")import "gulp-rename"
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-rename

ES modules (import)

import gulpRename from "gulp-rename";

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 gulpRename = require("gulp-rename");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (12 versions; the newest 12 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
0.1.0 – 2.1.0CommonJSDec 4, 2013

Frequently asked

Is gulp-rename ESM-only?

gulp-rename@2.1.0 is a CommonJS package. gulp-rename ships CommonJS only. require("gulp-rename") works everywhere. import "gulp-rename" 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-rename with ES module syntax?

Yes. import gulpRename from "gulp-rename" 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-rename work in Bun?

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

Does gulp-rename ship TypeScript types?

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

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