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Is set-proto ESM-only? Can you require() it?

Robustly set the [[Prototype]] of an object

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against set-proto@1.0.0. JSON

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

set-proto ships CommonJS only. require("set-proto") works everywhere. import "set-proto" 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
1.0.0 (Dec 30, 2024)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
1.0.0
TypeScript types
Bundled
Node engines
>= 0.4
Weekly downloads
38.0M
License
MIT

Does set-proto@1.0.0 actually load? Runtime test results

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

Runtimerequire("set-proto")import "set-proto"
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 set-proto

ES modules (import)

import setProto from "set-proto";

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 setProto = require("set-proto");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (1 versions; the newest 1 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
1.0.0CommonJSDec 30, 2024

Frequently asked

Is set-proto ESM-only?

set-proto@1.0.0 is a CommonJS package. set-proto ships CommonJS only. require("set-proto") works everywhere. import "set-proto" 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 set-proto with ES module syntax?

Yes. import setProto from "set-proto" 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 set-proto work in Bun?

Yes. import "set-proto" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026.

Does set-proto ship TypeScript types?

Yes. set-proto bundles its own type declarations; no @types package is needed.

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