https://github.com/meixg/cache-free-require

Require modules with no caching in Node.js.
https://github.com/meixg/cache-free-require

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Require modules with no caching in Node.js.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/meixg/cache-free-require
• Owner: meixg
• Created: 2020-09-04T07:03:34.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-07-06T06:00:32.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-09-15T03:31:23.543Z (4 months ago)
• Language: JavaScript
• Size: 13.7 KB
• Stars: 3
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 2
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# cache-free-require

Require modules with no caching in Node.js.

## why

In developing Node.js apps, we need to restart Node.js server every time code changed. Using nodemon maybe a way to solve this. But when the Node.js server is too complicated, it's time consuming to restart.

`cache-free-require` is suitable when we frequently change a little parts of code.

`cache-free-require` can require a module with no cache, it will always read the file content.

## how

```javascript

const {freeCache} = require('cache-free-require');

// can be string or RegExp

// if regExp.test(filename) === true or string === filename

// there will be no cache

freeCache([

    /app\/index\.js/,

    '/absolute/path/to/child',

]);

require('app/index.js');

```

or by single require

```javascript

const {cacheFreeRequire} = require('cache-free-require');

cacheFreeRequire('./path/to/module', __dirname);

cacheFreeRequire('some-module', __dirname);

```

or

```javascript

const {makeRequire} = require('cache-free-require');

const cacheFreeRequire = makeRequire(__dirname);

cacheFreeRequire('./path/to/module');

cacheFreeRequire('some-module');

```

## notice

- Only support `.js` and `.json`, other file will be treated as `.js`.

- Only can be used on files with no state, otherwise the state will not be persisted.