canirequire

canirequire › CommonJS › webpack-bundle-analyzer

Is webpack-bundle-analyzer ESM-only? Can you require() it?

Webpack plugin and CLI utility that represents bundle content as convenient interactive zoomable treemap

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against webpack-bundle-analyzer@5.3.2. JSON

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

webpack-bundle-analyzer ships CommonJS only. require("webpack-bundle-analyzer") works everywhere. import "webpack-bundle-analyzer" 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
5.3.2 (Aug 23, 2026)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
5.3.2
TypeScript types
@types/webpack-bundle-analyzer
Node engines
>= 20.9.0
Weekly downloads
8.7M
License
MIT

Does webpack-bundle-analyzer@5.3.2 actually load? Runtime test results

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

Runtimerequire("webpack-bundle-analyzer")import "webpack-bundle-analyzer"
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 webpack-bundle-analyzer

ES modules (import)

import webpackBundleAnalyzer from "webpack-bundle-analyzer";

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 webpackBundleAnalyzer = require("webpack-bundle-analyzer");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (87 versions; the newest 60 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
2.8.1 – 5.3.2CommonJSMay 12, 2017

Frequently asked

Is webpack-bundle-analyzer ESM-only?

webpack-bundle-analyzer@5.3.2 is a CommonJS package. webpack-bundle-analyzer ships CommonJS only. require("webpack-bundle-analyzer") works everywhere. import "webpack-bundle-analyzer" 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 webpack-bundle-analyzer with ES module syntax?

Yes. import webpackBundleAnalyzer from "webpack-bundle-analyzer" 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 webpack-bundle-analyzer work in Bun?

Yes. import "webpack-bundle-analyzer" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026.

Does webpack-bundle-analyzer ship TypeScript types?

Not bundled. Install the community types with "npm install -D @types/webpack-bundle-analyzer".

Links

Other commonjs packages

Similar popularity