Node.js' require function on steroids
$ npm install acquire-module
- Search for a module in multiple directories
- Search using both absolute and relative paths
- You can specify a module prefix as a search option
along with all the existing features of require()
const acquire = require("acquire-module");| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| moduleName | <string> |
The name of the module (if present in node_modules or if paths are specified in option.paths). Can also simply include the module path to resolve. |
| [options] | <Object> |
Additional search options for moduleName. |
| [options.paths] | <string> , <Array>.string |
Paths to one or more directories to resolve module location from. For each path specified, both the path itself and node_modules will be searched. |
| [options.prefix] | <string> |
Prefix of the given moduleName. |
• returns a module Object
> const inquirer = acquire('inquirer')
> var _ = acquire('/core', { prefix: 'lodash' })
> const myModule = acquire('some-file.js', { paths: '.' })
> const anotherModule = acquire('file.js', {paths: './some/place/where/file/exists', prefix: 'some' })
> const nextModule = acquire('app.js', { paths: [ '.', '~/my-modules' ] })
> const doesSomething = acquire('something.js', { paths: [ 'some/place/unsure/where/file/is', '~/my-modules' , '.'] })© 2019 Abir Bhushan <bhushan.abir@gmail.com>.
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