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@babel/plugin-transform-block-scoping
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@babel/plugin-transform-block-scoping
Compile ES2015 block scoping (const and let) to ES5
@babel/plugin-transform-block-scoping
Compile ES2015 block scoping (const and let) to ES5
See our website @babel/plugin-transform-block-scoping for more information.
Install
Using npm:
npm install --save-dev @babel/plugin-transform-block-scoping
or using yarn:
yarn add @babel/plugin-transform-block-scoping --dev
Other packages similar to @babel/plugin-transform-block-scoping
babel-plugin-transform-es2015-block-scoping
This package is a predecessor to @babel/plugin-transform-block-scoping and offers similar functionality, transforming ES2015 block-scoped variables to ES5. It is now deprecated in favor of the @babel suite of plugins.
fast-async
While not a direct alternative, fast-async is a Babel plugin that transforms async/await and generators to ES5, including handling block scoping within async functions. It provides a different set of features but deals with modern JavaScript syntax transformation like @babel/plugin-transform-block-scoping.
babel-preset-env
babel-preset-env is a Babel preset that includes @babel/plugin-transform-block-scoping among other plugins. It automatically determines the Babel plugins and polyfills you need based on your supported environments. It's a more comprehensive solution that includes similar functionality.
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Compile ES2015 block scoping (const and let) to ES5
The npm package @babel/plugin-transform-block-scoping receives a total of 28,800,700 weekly downloads. As such, @babel/plugin-transform-block-scoping popularity was classified as popular.
We found that @babel/plugin-transform-block-scoping demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 4 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
Package last updated on 25 May 2026
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