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

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Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against gulp-watch@5.0.1. JSON

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

gulp-watch ships CommonJS only. require("gulp-watch") works everywhere. import "gulp-watch" 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
5.0.1 (Jul 23, 2018)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
5.0.1
TypeScript types
@types/gulp-watch
Node engines
not declared
Weekly downloads
139K
License
MIT

Does gulp-watch@5.0.1 actually load? Runtime test results

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

Runtimerequire("gulp-watch")import "gulp-watch"
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-watch

ES modules (import)

import gulpWatch from "gulp-watch";

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 gulpWatch = require("gulp-watch");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (81 versions; the newest 60 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
0.4.0 – 5.0.1CommonJSJan 12, 2014

Frequently asked

Is gulp-watch ESM-only?

gulp-watch@5.0.1 is a CommonJS package. gulp-watch ships CommonJS only. require("gulp-watch") works everywhere. import "gulp-watch" 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-watch with ES module syntax?

Yes. import gulpWatch from "gulp-watch" 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-watch work in Bun?

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

Does gulp-watch ship TypeScript types?

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

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