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Is yorkie ESM-only? Can you require() it?

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Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against yorkie@2.0.0. JSON

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yorkie ships CommonJS only. require("yorkie") works everywhere. import "yorkie" 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
2.0.0 (Aug 9, 2018)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
2.0.0
TypeScript types
None
Node engines
>=4
Weekly downloads
358K
License
MIT

Does yorkie@2.0.0 actually load? Runtime test results

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

Runtimerequire("yorkie")import "yorkie"
Node.js 18✗ failsMODULE_NOT_FOUND✗ failsERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND
Node.js 20✗ failsMODULE_NOT_FOUND✗ failsERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND
Node.js 22✗ failsMODULE_NOT_FOUND✗ failsERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND
Node.js 24✗ failsMODULE_NOT_FOUND✗ failsERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND
Node.js 26✗ failsMODULE_NOT_FOUND✗ failsERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND
Bun 1.4✗ failserror: Cannot find package 'yorkie' from '/Users/boat/Projects/top-seo/data/probe-work/yorkie/req.cjs'✗ failserror: Cannot find package 'yorkie' from '/Users/boat/Projects/top-seo/data/probe-work/yorkie/imp.mjs'

A failing require() on a CommonJS package usually means the package needs a browser/DOM global, a peer dependency, or a native binary that is not available in a bare Node.js process.

How to import yorkie

ES modules (import)

import yorkie from "yorkie";

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 yorkie = require("yorkie");

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 – 2.0.0CommonJSJan 6, 2018

Frequently asked

Is yorkie ESM-only?

yorkie@2.0.0 is a CommonJS package. yorkie ships CommonJS only. require("yorkie") works everywhere. import "yorkie" 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 yorkie with ES module syntax?

Yes. import yorkie from "yorkie" 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 yorkie work in Bun?

Importing yorkie failed in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026: error: Cannot find package 'yorkie' from '/Users/boat/Projects/top-seo/data/probe-work/yorkie/imp.mjs'

Does yorkie ship TypeScript types?

No. yorkie ships no type declarations and there is no @types package for it.

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