For people trying to import path in a TypeScript file, and ending up here:

1. Be sure to have node types installed:

   npm install --save-dev @types/node
   

2. Import path symbol:

   import * as path from 'path';
   

Note: @types/* are automatically included for compilation, providing you use typescript version 2.0 or above, and provided you don't override the types property in compiler options file (tsconfig.json).

You can either do

import module from 'path'

or if you just need to import path just do

import 'path'

If not using typescript

import * as path from 'path'

is the only thing that works for me.

import path from 'path';

As of now, this is the code that's working for me in typescript.

If the version of nodejs you're using supports the ES 6 features, then yes. Otherwise not. Most of the older versions (pre 6.x if memory serves but you should check for your version) required the --harmony flag in order to do this, the latest releases include it natively.

For this reason, and because it works in all versions, most online resources still use the require syntax.