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Is which-boxed-primitive ESM-only? Can you require() it?

Which kind of boxed JS primitive is this?

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against which-boxed-primitive@1.1.1. JSON

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

which-boxed-primitive ships CommonJS only. require("which-boxed-primitive") works everywhere. import "which-boxed-primitive" 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
1.1.1 (Dec 16, 2024)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
1.1.1
TypeScript types
Bundled
Node engines
>= 0.4
Weekly downloads
78.1M
License
MIT

Does which-boxed-primitive@1.1.1 actually load? Runtime test results

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

Runtimerequire("which-boxed-primitive")import "which-boxed-primitive"
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 which-boxed-primitive

ES modules (import)

import whichBoxedPrimitive from "which-boxed-primitive";

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 whichBoxedPrimitive = require("which-boxed-primitive");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (5 versions; the newest 5 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
1.0.0 – 1.1.1CommonJSAug 10, 2019

Frequently asked

Is which-boxed-primitive ESM-only?

which-boxed-primitive@1.1.1 is a CommonJS package. which-boxed-primitive ships CommonJS only. require("which-boxed-primitive") works everywhere. import "which-boxed-primitive" 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 which-boxed-primitive with ES module syntax?

Yes. import whichBoxedPrimitive from "which-boxed-primitive" 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 which-boxed-primitive work in Bun?

Yes. import "which-boxed-primitive" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026.

Does which-boxed-primitive ship TypeScript types?

Yes. which-boxed-primitive bundles its own type declarations; no @types package is needed.

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