require is a CommonJS function that loads a module and returns its exported interface. It provides access to a module’s functionality while module boundaries help keep implementation details hidden. section 11.1
Require
A CommonJS function that loads a module and returns its exported interface.
How Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja, Second Edition covers it
- How deep it goes
- Introduces CommonJS as a module specification without detailing require’s loading mechanics.
- What you can do after
- Understand how require provides access to a module’s exported functionality.
- How it connects
- Connects require to CommonJS, module interfaces, and hiding implementation details.
Related concepts
- CommonJSused by · CommonJS is a JavaScript module-system specification that defines how modules export and load values, traditionally using synchronous require calls and module.exports assignments.
- objectproduces · A computational object is a runtime entity or structured value representing data, state, or a resource, with properties or operations defined by its programming model.
- dynamic module systemused by · A module system in which dependencies and module interfaces are determined programmatically at runtime rather than by static language syntax.
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