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babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-strip

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A Babel plugin that strips ES2015 import/export statements from JavaScript modules. Current version 0.1.3, last released as prerelease-only (no stable release after). This plugin was used by Bootstrap v4.0.0-beta through v4.1.2 to remove module syntax without bundling. It is an alternative to @babel/plugin-transform-modules-commonjs for code that is already concatenated or bundled by other tools. Requires modules: false in @babel/preset-env. Unmaintained since 2018.

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babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-strip

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Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

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glibc = Debian/Ubuntu slim · musl = Alpine Linux

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Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

default

✓ import plugin from 'babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-strip'

Plugin is used via Babel config string, not imported directly in code.

babel-plugin

✓ plugins: ['transform-es2015-modules-strip']

✗ plugins: ['babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-strip']

Babel resolves the 'babel-plugin-' prefix automatically; using full name works but is unnecessary.

require

✓ require('@babel/core').transformSync(code, { plugins: ['transform-es2015-modules-strip'] })

✗ var strip = require('babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-strip'); require('@babel/core').transformSync(code, { plugins: [strip] })

Babel expects a string in plugins array; passing the module directly will fail.

Shows how to configure Babel with the plugin to strip import/export statements from a module.

// Install: npm install --save-dev @babel/core @babel/preset-env babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-strip // babel.config.json { "presets": [ ["@babel/preset-env", { "modules": false }] ], "plugins": ["transform-es2015-modules-strip"] } // Input file: input.js import path from 'path'; console.log(path.sep); export default 42; // Run: npx babel input.js --out-file output.js // Output file: output.js console.log(path.sep);

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Known issues

deprecatedThis package is unmaintained and has no stable release. Last version 0.1.3 was published as a prerelease but no 1.0.0 was released.

fix

Consider using a modern approach: if you need to strip imports, use @babel/plugin-transform-modules-commonjs with modules: false? Actually, modules: false already removes module syntax. This plugin is redundant when modules: false in preset-env. If you need to strip imports for bundling, use a bundler like Rollup or Webpack.

affects: >=0.0.0

breakingRequires @babel/preset-env with modules: false; otherwise import/export statements are transformed by preset-env before this plugin runs, causing unexpected behavior.

fix

Always set modules: false in @babel/preset-env when using this plugin.

affects: >=0.0.0

gotchaPlugin name in Babel config should omit 'babel-plugin-' prefix. Using full name works but is non-standard.

fix

Use 'transform-es2015-modules-strip' as the plugin name.

affects: >=0.0.0

gotchaThis plugin only strips import/export statements; it does not resolve module dependencies. If you use imported variables in the code, they will remain undeclared after stripping.

fix

Ensure that the imported variables are either removed manually or are defined elsewhere (e.g., via a global script or concatenation).

affects: >=0.0.0

Errors

Common errors & fixes

Error: Cannot find module 'babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-strip'

Plugin not installed or not in node_modules.

fix

Run 'npm install --save-dev babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-strip'.

Error: [BABEL] input.js: Unknown plugin "transform-es2015-modules-strip" specified in "..."

Babel cannot resolve the plugin; possibly not installed or misnamed.

fix

Ensure plugin is installed and use the correct short name without 'babel-plugin-' prefix.

SyntaxError: Unexpected token import

Babel is not configured to handle ES modules before this plugin runs.

fix

Add '@babel/preset-env' with modules: false to your Babel config.

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Version history

0.1.3latest on npm

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githubhttps://github.com/bardiharborow/babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-strip ↗

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