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Is rollup-plugin-livereload ESM-only? Can you require() it?

Rollup plugin for LiveReload that watches the bundle and reloads the page on change

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against rollup-plugin-livereload@2.0.5. JSON

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

rollup-plugin-livereload ships CommonJS only. require("rollup-plugin-livereload") works everywhere. import "rollup-plugin-livereload" 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.

It also declares a "module" field, so bundlers such as webpack, Vite and esbuild pick up an ESM build for tree-shaking.

Latest
2.0.5 (Jun 29, 2021)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
2.0.5
TypeScript types
Bundled
Node engines
>=8.3
Weekly downloads
54K
License
MIT

Does rollup-plugin-livereload@2.0.5 actually load? Runtime test results

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

Runtimerequire("rollup-plugin-livereload")import "rollup-plugin-livereload"
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 rollup-plugin-livereload

ES modules (import)

import rollupPluginLivereload from "rollup-plugin-livereload";

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 rollupPluginLivereload = require("rollup-plugin-livereload");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (25 versions; the newest 25 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
0.0.1 – 2.0.5CommonJSSep 24, 2016

Frequently asked

Is rollup-plugin-livereload ESM-only?

rollup-plugin-livereload@2.0.5 is a CommonJS package. rollup-plugin-livereload ships CommonJS only. require("rollup-plugin-livereload") works everywhere. import "rollup-plugin-livereload" 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 rollup-plugin-livereload with ES module syntax?

Yes. import rollupPluginLivereload from "rollup-plugin-livereload" 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 rollup-plugin-livereload work in Bun?

Yes. import "rollup-plugin-livereload" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026.

Does rollup-plugin-livereload ship TypeScript types?

Yes. rollup-plugin-livereload bundles its own type declarations; no @types package is needed.

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