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Is istanbul-lib-coverage ESM-only? Can you require() it?

Data library for istanbul coverage objects

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against istanbul-lib-coverage@3.2.2. JSON

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

istanbul-lib-coverage ships CommonJS only. require("istanbul-lib-coverage") works everywhere. import "istanbul-lib-coverage" 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
3.2.2 (Nov 8, 2023)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
3.2.2
TypeScript types
@types/istanbul-lib-coverage
Node engines
>=8
Weekly downloads
76.0M
License
BSD-3-Clause

Does istanbul-lib-coverage@3.2.2 actually load? Runtime test results

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

Runtimerequire("istanbul-lib-coverage")import "istanbul-lib-coverage"
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 istanbul-lib-coverage

ES modules (import)

import istanbulLibCoverage from "istanbul-lib-coverage";

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 istanbulLibCoverage = require("istanbul-lib-coverage");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (21 versions; the newest 21 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
1.0.0 – 3.2.2CommonJSAug 12, 2016

Frequently asked

Is istanbul-lib-coverage ESM-only?

istanbul-lib-coverage@3.2.2 is a CommonJS package. istanbul-lib-coverage ships CommonJS only. require("istanbul-lib-coverage") works everywhere. import "istanbul-lib-coverage" 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 istanbul-lib-coverage with ES module syntax?

Yes. import istanbulLibCoverage from "istanbul-lib-coverage" 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 istanbul-lib-coverage work in Bun?

Yes. import "istanbul-lib-coverage" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026.

Does istanbul-lib-coverage ship TypeScript types?

Not bundled. Install the community types with "npm install -D @types/istanbul-lib-coverage".

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