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

Sourcemap support for gulpjs.

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against gulp-sourcemaps@3.0.0. JSON

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

gulp-sourcemaps ships CommonJS only. require("gulp-sourcemaps") works everywhere. import "gulp-sourcemaps" 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
3.0.0 (Nov 11, 2020)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
3.0.0
TypeScript types
@types/gulp-sourcemaps
Node engines
>= 6
Weekly downloads
687K
License
ISC

Does gulp-sourcemaps@3.0.0 actually load? Runtime test results

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

Runtimerequire("gulp-sourcemaps")import "gulp-sourcemaps"
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-sourcemaps

ES modules (import)

import gulpSourcemaps from "gulp-sourcemaps";

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 gulpSourcemaps = require("gulp-sourcemaps");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (67 versions; the newest 60 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
0.4.3 – 3.0.0CommonJSJul 2, 2014

Frequently asked

Is gulp-sourcemaps ESM-only?

gulp-sourcemaps@3.0.0 is a CommonJS package. gulp-sourcemaps ships CommonJS only. require("gulp-sourcemaps") works everywhere. import "gulp-sourcemaps" 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-sourcemaps with ES module syntax?

Yes. import gulpSourcemaps from "gulp-sourcemaps" 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-sourcemaps work in Bun?

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

Does gulp-sourcemaps ship TypeScript types?

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

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