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Is vinyl-buffer ESM-only? Can you require() it?

Convert streaming vinyl files to use buffers

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against vinyl-buffer@1.0.1. JSON

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

vinyl-buffer ships CommonJS only. require("vinyl-buffer") works everywhere. import "vinyl-buffer" 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 (Dec 23, 2017)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
1.0.1
TypeScript types
@types/vinyl-buffer
Node engines
not declared
Weekly downloads
148K
License
MIT

Does vinyl-buffer@1.0.1 actually load? Runtime test results

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

Runtimerequire("vinyl-buffer")import "vinyl-buffer"
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 vinyl-buffer

ES modules (import)

import vinylBuffer from "vinyl-buffer";

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 vinylBuffer = require("vinyl-buffer");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (3 versions; the newest 3 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
0.0.0 – 1.0.1CommonJSFeb 23, 2014

Frequently asked

Is vinyl-buffer ESM-only?

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

Yes. import vinylBuffer from "vinyl-buffer" 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 vinyl-buffer work in Bun?

Yes. import "vinyl-buffer" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026.

Does vinyl-buffer ship TypeScript types?

Not bundled. Install the community types with "npm install -D @types/vinyl-buffer".

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