Want: Use Functions Or Objects From Plain Ol' JS Files

want is like require except it can import symbols from plain ol` Javascript files - ones that do not use the commonJS system to export symbols.

Example 1: want-ing a single symbol

You have a hello.js whose contents are

function hello(){
    return 'hello world'
}

You can want that function from a Node program like so

var want = require('want')
var hello = want('hello.js', 'hello')
console.log(hello())

Example 2: want-ing multiple symbols

You have a file greetings.js which defines multple symbols

function hello(){
    return 'hello'
}

function goodMorning(){
    return 'good morning'
}

function goodAfternoon(){
    return 'good afternoon'
}

You can want each of the symbols by providing them to want() like so

var greetings = want('greetings.js', ['hello', 'goodMorning', 'goodAfternoon'])
console.log(greetings.hello())
console.log(greetings.goodMorning())
console.log(greetings.goodAfternoon())

What want Can`t Do

want does not support nested dependencies. The "wanted" JS files must be self-sufficient - not have any dependencies.