require-wrapper

A wrapper module for Node's require to use for requiring dynamic dependencies in Webpack environment.

Installation

npm install require-wrapper --save

Usage

In Webpack configuration file exclude this module from parsing by setting module.noParse option:

module.exports = {
    // ...
    module: {
        rules: {
            // ...
        },
        noParse: /require-wrapper/
    }
};

or

module.exports = {
    // ...
    module: {
        rules: {
            // ...
        },
        noParse: function(content) {
            return /require-wrapper/.test(content);
        }
    }
};

In your source code require the dependency module dynamically:

dynamic/hello.js

module.exports = function sayHello() {
    console.log('hello world!');
};

index.js

var nodeRequire = require('require-wrapper');
var helloModulePath = path.resolve(__dirname, 'dynamic/hello.js');
var sayHello = nodeRequire(helloModulePath);
sayHello(); // => hello world!

Why?

Sometimes in Node applications you still need to require dynamic modules but Webpack parses require calls differently. If it's not the case you need then wrap Node's require function as proposed in this module.