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Is min-indent ESM-only? Can you require() it?

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Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against min-indent@1.0.1. JSON

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

min-indent ships CommonJS only. require("min-indent") works everywhere. import "min-indent" 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
1.0.1 (May 28, 2020)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
1.0.1
TypeScript types
@types/min-indent
Node engines
>=4
Weekly downloads
56.6M
License
MIT

Does min-indent@1.0.1 actually load? Runtime test results

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

Runtimerequire("min-indent")import "min-indent"
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 min-indent

ES modules (import)

import minIndent from "min-indent";

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 minIndent = require("min-indent");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (2 versions; the newest 2 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
1.0.0 – 1.0.1CommonJSOct 27, 2017

Frequently asked

Is min-indent ESM-only?

min-indent@1.0.1 is a CommonJS package. min-indent ships CommonJS only. require("min-indent") works everywhere. import "min-indent" 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 min-indent with ES module syntax?

Yes. import minIndent from "min-indent" 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 min-indent work in Bun?

Yes. import "min-indent" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026.

Does min-indent ship TypeScript types?

Not bundled. Install the community types with "npm install -D @types/min-indent".

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