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babel-template

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Generate an AST from a string template (quasiquote implementation). Current stable version is 6.26.0 (legacy Babel 6). Release cadence: infrequent; part of Babel monorepo, which has moved on to v7/v8. Key differentiator: allows building AST nodes using template syntax instead of manual node construction, but only works with Babel 6 AST types. For Babel 7+, use @babel/template instead.

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babel-template

serializationjavascriptv6.26.0

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Env Coverage0 / 6

glibc

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musl

18–22

Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

tested against v? · npm install

Install × environment matrix

Each cell = how many times install + import succeeded across repeated harness runs. Partial = flaky.
glibc = Debian/Ubuntu slim · musl = Alpine Linux

musl

node 18–226 runs

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glibc

node 18–226 runs

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Code

Verified usage

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

default

✓ import template from 'babel-template'

✗ const template = require('babel-template').default

Package has a CommonJS default export. ESM import works directly as default.

default

✓ const template = require('babel-template')

✗ const { default: template } = require('babel-template')

In CJS, require returns the function directly, not an object with default property.

template

✓ import template from 'babel-template'

✗ import { template } from 'babel-template'

There is no named export 'template'. Use default import.

Shows how to create a template function using babel-template and invoke it with AST node replacements.

import template from 'babel-template'; import generate from 'babel-generator'; import * as t from 'babel-types'; const buildRequire = template(` var IMPORT_NAME = require(SOURCE); `); const ast = buildRequire({ IMPORT_NAME: t.identifier('myModule'), SOURCE: t.stringLiteral('my-module') }); console.log(generate(ast).code); // var myModule = require('my-module');

Debug

Known issues

deprecatedbabel-template is only compatible with Babel 6. For Babel 7+, use @babel/template.

fix

Migrate to @babel/template: npm install @babel/template --save-dev and update imports to import template from '@babel/template'.

affects: >=6.0.0 <7.0.0

gotchaTemplate placeholders (e.g., IMPORT_NAME) must be valid JavaScript identifiers and must appear in the template exactly as they are used (case-sensitive).

fix

Ensure placeholders are all uppercase or follow identifier rules; avoid using keywords.

affects: >=6.0.0

gotchababel-template relies on babylon (Babel 6 parser) which does not support all modern JavaScript syntax (e.g., optional chaining, nullish coalescing).

fix

Use @babel/template with @babel/parser for modern syntax support.

affects: >=6.0.0

Errors

Common errors & fixes

Cannot find module 'babel-template'

Package not installed or wrong package name (e.g., Babel 7+ users might try to use this instead of @babel/template).

fix

Run 'npm install --save-dev babel-template' for Babel 6, or use '@babel/template' for Babel 7+.

TypeError: template is not a function

Incorrect import attempt, e.g., import { template } from 'babel-template'.

fix

Use default import: import template from 'babel-template'.

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Version history

6.26.0latest on npm

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Dependencies

babel-typesrequiredrequired for AST node type references in template replacements

babylonrequiredused internally to parse the template string into AST

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/babel/babel ↗

packagehttps://www.npmjs.com/package/babel-template ↗

homepagehttps://babeljs.io/ ↗