require-data

A function that tries to get the data out of a file that is either…

• … a JSON file
• … a JS file exporting a value that is not a function
• … a JS file exporting a function
• … a JS file exporting an async function

Install

npm install require-data

Usage

const requireData = require('require-data')

requireData('data.json').then((data) => {})
requireData('data.js').then((data) => {})
requireData('sync.js').then((data) => {})
requireData('async.js').then((data) => {})

const requireData = require('require-data')
const customRequire = require('continuous-stealthy-require')

requireData('data.json', customRequire).then((data) => {})

Files

require-data will return data for all of those four files.

{
  "some": "data"
}

module.exports = {
	some: "data"
}

module.exports = () => ({
	some: "data"
})

module.exports = async () => ({
	some: "data"
})

Parameters

• filePath {String} Path to file.
• requireFn {?Function} Custom require function.

Returns

• {Promise<*>} Data of file.