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Is vue-hot-reload-api ESM-only? Can you require() it?

hot reload api for *.vue components

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against vue-hot-reload-api@2.3.4. JSON

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

vue-hot-reload-api ships CommonJS only. require("vue-hot-reload-api") works everywhere. import "vue-hot-reload-api" 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
2.3.4 (Sep 11, 2019)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
2.3.4
TypeScript types
None
Node engines
not declared
Weekly downloads
751K
License
MIT

Does vue-hot-reload-api@2.3.4 actually load? Runtime test results

Installed and executed on Sep 9, 2026 with require("vue-hot-reload-api") from a CommonJS file and import "vue-hot-reload-api" from an ES module.

Runtimerequire("vue-hot-reload-api")import "vue-hot-reload-api"
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 vue-hot-reload-api

ES modules (import)

import vueHotReloadApi from "vue-hot-reload-api";

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 vueHotReloadApi = require("vue-hot-reload-api");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (33 versions; the newest 33 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
1.0.0 – 2.3.4CommonJSOct 21, 2015

Frequently asked

Is vue-hot-reload-api ESM-only?

vue-hot-reload-api@2.3.4 is a CommonJS package. vue-hot-reload-api ships CommonJS only. require("vue-hot-reload-api") works everywhere. import "vue-hot-reload-api" 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 vue-hot-reload-api with ES module syntax?

Yes. import vueHotReloadApi from "vue-hot-reload-api" 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 vue-hot-reload-api work in Bun?

Yes. import "vue-hot-reload-api" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026.

Does vue-hot-reload-api ship TypeScript types?

No. vue-hot-reload-api ships no type declarations and there is no @types package for it.

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