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

A typescript compiler for gulp with incremental compilation support.

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against gulp-typescript@6.0.0-alpha.1. JSON

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

gulp-typescript ships CommonJS only. require("gulp-typescript") works everywhere. import "gulp-typescript" 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
6.0.0-alpha.1 (Nov 17, 2019)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
5.0.1
TypeScript types
Bundled
Node engines
>= 8
Weekly downloads
283K
License
MIT

Does gulp-typescript@6.0.0-alpha.1 actually load? Runtime test results

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

Runtimerequire("gulp-typescript")import "gulp-typescript"
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-typescript

ES modules (import)

import gulpTypescript from "gulp-typescript";

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 gulpTypescript = require("gulp-typescript");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (66 versions; the newest 60 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
2.1.0 – 5.0.1CommonJSOct 17, 2014

Frequently asked

Is gulp-typescript ESM-only?

gulp-typescript@6.0.0-alpha.1 is a CommonJS package. gulp-typescript ships CommonJS only. require("gulp-typescript") works everywhere. import "gulp-typescript" 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-typescript with ES module syntax?

Yes. import gulpTypescript from "gulp-typescript" 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-typescript work in Bun?

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

Does gulp-typescript ship TypeScript types?

Yes. gulp-typescript bundles its own type declarations; no @types package is needed.

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