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Is safe-stable-stringify ESM-only? Can you require() it?

Deterministic and safely JSON.stringify to quickly serialize JavaScript objects

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against safe-stable-stringify@2.5.0. JSON

Dual (CommonJS + ESM) Dual package — both require() and import work

safe-stable-stringify publishes both a CommonJS entry and a native ESM entry (ESM added in 2.0.0). require("safe-stable-stringify") and import "safe-stable-stringify" both work on every supported Node.js version and in Bun.

Latest
2.5.0 (Aug 24, 2024)
Module format
Dual (CommonJS + ESM)
Last CommonJS version
2.5.0
Native ESM since
2.0.0
TypeScript types
Bundled
Node engines
>=10
Weekly downloads
52.2M
License
MIT

Does safe-stable-stringify@2.5.0 actually load? Runtime test results

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

Runtimerequire("safe-stable-stringify")import "safe-stable-stringify"
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 safe-stable-stringify

ES modules (import)

import safeStableStringify from "safe-stable-stringify";

CommonJS (require)

const safeStableStringify = require("safe-stable-stringify");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (13 versions; the newest 13 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
2.0.0 – 2.5.0Dual (CommonJS + ESM)Sep 19, 2021
1.0.1 – 1.1.1CommonJSJan 24, 2018

Frequently asked

Is safe-stable-stringify ESM-only?

safe-stable-stringify@2.5.0 ships CommonJS and ESM builds. safe-stable-stringify publishes both a CommonJS entry and a native ESM entry (ESM added in 2.0.0). require("safe-stable-stringify") and import "safe-stable-stringify" both work on every supported Node.js version and in Bun.

Can I require safe-stable-stringify?

Yes. safe-stable-stringify ships a CommonJS entry, so require("safe-stable-stringify") works on every Node.js version, alongside the native ESM entry for import.

Does safe-stable-stringify work in Bun?

Yes. import "safe-stable-stringify" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026.

Does safe-stable-stringify ship TypeScript types?

Yes. safe-stable-stringify bundles its own type declarations; no @types package is needed.

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