https://github.com/davidfoliveira/node-httprequire

A way to include remote node.js modules
https://github.com/davidfoliveira/node-httprequire

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A way to include remote node.js modules

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/davidfoliveira/node-httprequire
• Owner: davidfoliveira
• Created: 2013-06-12T14:59:14.000Z (over 11 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2016-03-22T16:13:06.000Z (over 8 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-08-12T04:54:44.787Z (4 months ago)
• Language: JavaScript
• Size: 7.73 MB
• Stars: 10
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 5
• Open Issues: 2
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  • Readme: README.md

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# httprequire: A way to include remote node.js modules

`httprequire` is a module that allows you to require other node.js modules that are accessible through http. For syncronous HTTP GET's, it depends of `httpsync`, so unfortunately https is not supported by default.

# Installing

	npm install httprequire

# Using

Just write this line on the top of your code:

	require('httprequire');

After that you can require remote modules using `httprequire()`:

	var

	    async = httprequire('http://pz.org.pt/~david/projects/node/tmp/async.js');

If you preffer an asyncronous way of requiring a module:

	httprequire('http://pz.org.pt/~david/projects/node/tmp/async.js',function(async){

		// stuff

	});

# Cache

By default `httprequire()` will cache the results of `http.get()` and will use them if the same URL is required on the future. To bypass the cache, pass a `true` after the URL.

Example:

	async = httprequire('http://pz.org.pt/~david/projects/node/tmp/async.js',true);

# Dependences

This module depends of `httpsync` for performing syncronous http requests and completelly relies on node.js `global` variable and `module` structure. If on the future node.js changes the structure of these 2 variables, can eventually break `httprequire`.