canirequire › CommonJS › watch
Is watch ESM-only? Can you require() it?
Utilities for watching file trees.
Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against watch@1.0.2. JSON
CommonJS CommonJS — require() works on every Node.js version
watch ships CommonJS only. require("watch") works everywhere. import "watch" 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.
Does watch@1.0.2 actually load? Runtime test results
Installed and executed on Sep 9, 2026 with require("watch") from a CommonJS file and import "watch" from an ES module.
| Runtime | require("watch") | import "watch" |
|---|---|---|
| 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 watch
ES modules (import)
import watch from "watch";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 watch = require("watch");Module format by version
Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (30 versions; the newest 30 shown).
| Versions | Format | First published |
|---|---|---|
| 0.1.0 – 1.0.2 | CommonJS | Jan 3, 2011 |
Frequently asked
Is watch ESM-only?
watch@1.0.2 is a CommonJS package. watch ships CommonJS only. require("watch") works everywhere. import "watch" 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 watch with ES module syntax?
Yes. import watch from "watch" 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 watch work in Bun?
Yes. import "watch" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026.
Does watch ship TypeScript types?
Not bundled. Install the community types with "npm install -D @types/watch".
Links
Other commonjs packages
- debug 4.4.3CommonJS
- semver 7.8.5CommonJS
- ms 2.1.3CommonJS
- picomatch 4.0.7CommonJS
- ajv 8.20.0CommonJS
- source-map 0.8.0CommonJS
- react-is 19.2.8CommonJS
- readable-stream 4.7.0CommonJS
Similar popularity
- rollup-plugin-node-resolve 5.2.0CommonJS
- browser-sync 3.0.4CommonJS
- jest-styled-components 7.4.0CommonJS
- babel-plugin-transform-flow-strip-types 6.22.0CommonJS
- rollup-plugin-sourcemaps 0.6.3Dual
- element-plus 2.14.5Dual
- coveralls 3.1.1CommonJS
- babel-plugin-transform-react-jsx 6.24.1CommonJS