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Is pre-commit ESM-only? Can you require() it?

Automatically install pre-commit hooks for your npm modules.

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against pre-commit@2.0.0. JSON

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

pre-commit ships CommonJS only. require("pre-commit") works everywhere. import "pre-commit" 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
2.0.0 (Apr 28, 2026)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
2.0.0
TypeScript types
None
Node engines
>=16.13.0
Weekly downloads
360K
License
MIT

Does pre-commit@2.0.0 actually load? Runtime test results

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

Runtimerequire("pre-commit")import "pre-commit"
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 pre-commit

ES modules (import)

import preCommit from "pre-commit";

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 preCommit = require("pre-commit");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (31 versions; the newest 31 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
0.0.0 – 2.0.0CommonJSApr 10, 2013

Frequently asked

Is pre-commit ESM-only?

pre-commit@2.0.0 is a CommonJS package. pre-commit ships CommonJS only. require("pre-commit") works everywhere. import "pre-commit" 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 pre-commit with ES module syntax?

Yes. import preCommit from "pre-commit" 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 pre-commit work in Bun?

Yes. import "pre-commit" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026.

Does pre-commit ship TypeScript types?

No. pre-commit ships no type declarations and there is no @types package for it.

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