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Contents</h2> <ul> <li><a href="#module_modules_module_api">Modules: <code>module</code> API</a> <ul> <li><a href="#module_the_module_object">The <code>Module</code> object</a> <ul> <li><a href="#module_module_builtinmodules"><code>module.builtinModules</code></a></li> <li><a href="#module_module_createrequire_filename"><code>module.createRequire(filename)</code></a></li> <li><span class="stability_0"><a href="#module_module_createrequirefrompath_filename"><code>module.createRequireFromPath(filename)</code></a></span></li> <li><a href="#module_module_syncbuiltinesmexports"><code>module.syncBuiltinESMExports()</code></a></li> </ul> </li> <li><span class="stability_1"><a href="#module_source_map_v3_support">Source map v3 support</a></span> <ul> <li><a href="#module_module_findsourcemap_path_error"><code>module.findSourceMap(path[, error])</code></a></li> <li><a href="#module_class_module_sourcemap">Class: <code>module.SourceMap</code></a> <ul> <li><a href="#module_new_sourcemap_payload"><code>new SourceMap(payload)</code></a></li> <li><a href="#module_sourcemap_payload"><code>sourceMap.payload</code></a></li> <li><a href="#module_sourcemap_findentry_linenumber_columnnumber"><code>sourceMap.findEntry(lineNumber, columnNumber)</code></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <div id="apicontent"> <h1>Modules: <code>module</code> API<span><a class="mark" href="#module_modules_module_api" id="module_modules_module_api">#</a></span></h1> <h2>The <code>Module</code> object<span><a class="mark" href="#module_the_module_object" id="module_the_module_object">#</a></span></h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type"><Object></a></li> </ul> <p>Provides general utility methods when interacting with instances of <code>Module</code>, the <a href="modules.html#modules_the_module_object"><code>module</code></a> variable often seen in <a href="modules.html">CommonJS</a> modules. Accessed via <code>import 'module'</code> or <code>require('module')</code>.</p> <h3><code>module.builtinModules</code><span><a class="mark" href="#module_module_builtinmodules" id="module_module_builtinmodules">#</a></span></h3> <div class="api_metadata"> <span>Added in: v9.3.0, v8.10.0, v6.13.0</span> </div> <ul> <li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string[]></a></li> </ul> <p>A list of the names of all modules provided by Node.js. Can be used to verify if a module is maintained by a third party or not.</p> <p><code>module</code> in this context isn't the same object that's provided by the <a href="modules_cjs.html#modules_cjs_the_module_wrapper">module wrapper</a>. To access it, require the <code>Module</code> module:</p> <pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-comment">// module.mjs</span> <span class="hljs-comment">// In an ECMAScript module</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { builtinModules <span class="hljs-keyword">as</span> builtin } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'module'</span>;</code></pre> <pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-comment">// module.cjs</span> <span class="hljs-comment">// In a CommonJS module</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> builtin = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'module'</span>).builtinModules;</code></pre> <h3><code>module.createRequire(filename)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#module_module_createrequire_filename" id="module_module_createrequire_filename">#</a></span></h3> <div class="api_metadata"> <span>Added in: v12.2.0</span> </div> <ul> <li><code>filename</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a> | <a href="url.html#url_the_whatwg_url_api" class="type"><URL></a> Filename to be used to construct the require function. Must be a file URL object, file URL string, or absolute path string.</li> <li>Returns: <a href="modules.html#modules_require_id" class="type"><require></a> Require function</li> </ul> <pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { createRequire } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'module'</span>; <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span> = createRequire(<span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>.meta.url); <span class="hljs-comment">// sibling-module.js is a CommonJS module.</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> siblingModule = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'./sibling-module'</span>);</code></pre> <h3><code>module.createRequireFromPath(filename)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#module_module_createrequirefrompath_filename" id="module_module_createrequirefrompath_filename">#</a></span></h3> <div class="api_metadata"> <span>Added in: v10.12.0</span><span>Deprecated since: v12.2.0</span> </div> <p></p><div class="api_stability api_stability_0"><a href="documentation.html#documentation_stability_index">Stability: 0</a> - Deprecated: Please use <a href="#module_module_createrequire_filename"><code>createRequire()</code></a> instead.</div><p></p> <ul> <li><code>filename</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a> Filename to be used to construct the relative require function.</li> <li>Returns: <a href="modules.html#modules_require_id" class="type"><require></a> Require function</li> </ul> <pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { createRequireFromPath } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'module'</span>); <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> requireUtil = createRequireFromPath(<span class="hljs-string">'../src/utils/'</span>); <span class="hljs-comment">// Require `../src/utils/some-tool`</span> requireUtil(<span class="hljs-string">'./some-tool'</span>);</code></pre> <h3><code>module.syncBuiltinESMExports()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#module_module_syncbuiltinesmexports" id="module_module_syncbuiltinesmexports">#</a></span></h3> <div class="api_metadata"> <span>Added in: v12.12.0</span> </div> <p>The <code>module.syncBuiltinESMExports()</code> method updates all the live bindings for builtin <a href="esm.html">ES Modules</a> to match the properties of the <a href="modules.html">CommonJS</a> exports. It does not add or remove exported names from the <a href="esm.html">ES Modules</a>.</p> <pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> fs = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'fs'</span>); <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { syncBuiltinESMExports } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'module'</span>); fs.readFile = <span class="hljs-literal">null</span>; <span class="hljs-keyword">delete</span> fs.readFileSync; fs.newAPI = <span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-keyword">function</span> <span class="hljs-title">newAPI</span>(<span class="hljs-params"></span>) </span>{ <span class="hljs-comment">// ...</span> }; syncBuiltinESMExports(); <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'fs'</span>).then(<span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">esmFS</span>) =></span> { assert.strictEqual(esmFS.readFile, <span class="hljs-literal">null</span>); assert.strictEqual(<span class="hljs-string">'readFileSync'</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">in</span> fs, <span class="hljs-literal">true</span>); assert.strictEqual(esmFS.newAPI, <span class="hljs-literal">undefined</span>); });</code></pre> <h2>Source map v3 support<span><a class="mark" href="#module_source_map_v3_support" id="module_source_map_v3_support">#</a></span></h2> <div class="api_metadata"> <span>Added in: v13.7.0, v12.17.0</span> </div> <p></p><div class="api_stability api_stability_1"><a href="documentation.html#documentation_stability_index">Stability: 1</a> - Experimental</div><p></p> <p>Helpers for interacting with the source map cache. This cache is populated when source map parsing is enabled and <a href="https://sourcemaps.info/spec.html#h.lmz475t4mvbx">source map include directives</a> are found in a modules' footer.</p> <p>To enable source map parsing, Node.js must be run with the flag <a href="cli.html#cli_enable_source_maps"><code>--enable-source-maps</code></a>, or with code coverage enabled by setting <a href="cli.html#cli_node_v8_coverage_dir"><code>NODE_V8_COVERAGE=dir</code></a>.</p> <pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-comment">// module.mjs</span> <span class="hljs-comment">// In an ECMAScript module</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { findSourceMap, SourceMap } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'module'</span>;</code></pre> <pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-comment">// module.cjs</span> <span class="hljs-comment">// In a CommonJS module</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { findSourceMap, SourceMap } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'module'</span>);</code></pre> <h3><code>module.findSourceMap(path[, error])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#module_module_findsourcemap_path_error" id="module_module_findsourcemap_path_error">#</a></span></h3> <div class="api_metadata"> <span>Added in: v13.7.0, v12.17.0</span> </div> <ul> <li><code>path</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li> <li><code>error</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Error" class="type"><Error></a></li> <li>Returns: <a href="modules_module.html#modules_module_class_module_sourcemap" class="type"><module.SourceMap></a></li> </ul> <p><code>path</code> is the resolved path for the file for which a corresponding source map should be fetched.</p> <p>The <code>error</code> instance should be passed as the second parameter to <code>findSourceMap</code> in exceptional flows, such as when an overridden <a href="https://v8.dev/docs/stack-trace-api#customizing-stack-traces"><code>Error.prepareStackTrace(error, trace)</code></a> is invoked. Modules are not added to the module cache until they are successfully loaded. In these cases, source maps are associated with the <code>error</code> instance along with the <code>path</code>.</p> <h3>Class: <code>module.SourceMap</code><span><a class="mark" href="#module_class_module_sourcemap" id="module_class_module_sourcemap">#</a></span></h3> <div class="api_metadata"> <span>Added in: v13.7.0, v12.17.0</span> </div> <h4><code>new SourceMap(payload)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#module_new_sourcemap_payload" id="module_new_sourcemap_payload">#</a></span></h4> <ul> <li><code>payload</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type"><Object></a></li> </ul> <p>Creates a new <code>sourceMap</code> instance.</p> <p><code>payload</code> is an object with keys matching the <a href="https://sourcemaps.info/spec.html#h.mofvlxcwqzej">Source map v3 format</a>:</p> <ul> <li><code>file</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li> <li><code>version</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type"><number></a></li> <li><code>sources</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string[]></a></li> <li><code>sourcesContent</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string[]></a></li> <li><code>names</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string[]></a></li> <li><code>mappings</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li> <li><code>sourceRoot</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li> </ul> <h4><code>sourceMap.payload</code><span><a class="mark" href="#module_sourcemap_payload" id="module_sourcemap_payload">#</a></span></h4> <ul> <li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type"><Object></a></li> </ul> <p>Getter for the payload used to construct the <a href="#module_class_module_sourcemap"><code>SourceMap</code></a> instance.</p> <h4><code>sourceMap.findEntry(lineNumber, columnNumber)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#module_sourcemap_findentry_linenumber_columnnumber" id="module_sourcemap_findentry_linenumber_columnnumber">#</a></span></h4> <ul> <li><code>lineNumber</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type"><number></a></li> <li><code>columnNumber</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type"><number></a></li> <li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type"><Object></a></li> </ul> <p>Given a line number and column number in the generated source file, returns an object representing the position in the original file. The object returned consists of the following keys:</p> <ul> <li>generatedLine: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type"><number></a></li> <li>generatedColumn: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type"><number></a></li> <li>originalSource: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li> <li>originalLine: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type"><number></a></li> <li>originalColumn: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type"><number></a></li> </ul> <!-- API END --> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html>