resolve like require.resolve() on behalf of files asynchronously and synchronously
The resolve npm package is a module for resolving file paths within a project. It is particularly useful for resolving the path of a module as Node.js would, taking into account node_modules folders and the package.json file. It can be used both programmatically and as a command-line tool.
Asynchronously resolve the path of a module
This feature allows you to asynchronously find the path of a module from a given base directory. The callback receives the resolved path or an error if the module cannot be found.
const resolve = require('resolve');
resolve('module_name', { basedir: '/some/path' }, function (err, res) {
if (err) console.error(err);
else console.log(res);
});Synchronously resolve the path of a module
This feature allows you to synchronously find the path of a module from a given base directory. It either returns the resolved path or throws an error if the module cannot be found.
const resolve = require('resolve');
try {
const res = resolve.sync('module_name', { basedir: '/some/path' });
console.log(res);
} catch (err) {
console.error(err);
}Resolve a module with custom package filter
This feature allows you to specify a custom filter function to modify the package data before the resolution process. This can be useful for redirecting the main entry point of a package.
const resolve = require('resolve');
const opts = {
packageFilter: function (pkg) {
if (pkg.main) {
pkg.main = 'some-other-file.js';
}
return pkg;
}
};
resolve('module_name', opts, function (err, res) {
if (err) console.error(err);
else console.log(res);
});Command-line interface
The resolve package also provides a command-line interface (CLI) that can be used to resolve the path of a module from the command line.
$ resolve module_name --basedir=/some/pathenhanced-resolve is a library that offers more advanced resolution options and plugins, similar to webpack's resolver. It is more complex and configurable compared to resolve.
browser-resolve is a resolve algorithm that takes browser field in package.json into account. It is similar to resolve but is specifically designed for browser environments.
require-resolve is a package that mimics node's require.resolve function. It is similar to resolve but focuses on mimicking the behavior of Node.js's native require.resolve method.
implements the node require.resolve() algorithm such that you can require.resolve() on behalf of a file asynchronously and synchronously
asynchronously resolve:
var resolve = require('resolve/async'); // or, require('resolve')
resolve('tap', { basedir: __dirname }, function (err, res) {
if (err) console.error(err);
else console.log(res);
});
$ node example/async.js
/home/substack/projects/node-resolve/node_modules/tap/lib/main.js
synchronously resolve:
var resolve = require('resolve/sync'); // or, `require('resolve').sync
var res = resolve('tap', { basedir: __dirname });
console.log(res);
$ node example/sync.js
/home/substack/projects/node-resolve/node_modules/tap/lib/main.js
var resolve = require('resolve');
var async = require('resolve/async');
var sync = require('resolve/sync');
For both the synchronous and asynchronous methods, errors may have any of the following err.code values:
MODULE_NOT_FOUND: the given path string (id) could not be resolved to a moduleINVALID_BASEDIR: the specified opts.basedir doesn't exist, or is not a directoryINVALID_PACKAGE_MAIN: a package.json was encountered with an invalid main property (eg. not a string)Asynchronously resolve the module path string id into cb(err, res [, pkg]), where pkg (if defined) is the data from package.json.
options are:
opts.basedir - directory to begin resolving from
opts.package - package.json data applicable to the module being loaded
opts.extensions - array of file extensions to search in order
opts.includeCoreModules - set to false to exclude node core modules (e.g. fs) from the search
opts.readFile - how to read files asynchronously
opts.isFile - function to asynchronously test whether a file exists
opts.isDirectory - function to asynchronously test whether a file exists and is a directory
opts.realpath - function to asynchronously resolve a potential symlink to its real path
opts.readPackage(readFile, pkgfile, cb) - function to asynchronously read and parse a package.json file
opts.readFile or fs.readFile if not specifiedopts.packageFilter(pkg, pkgfile, dir) - transform the parsed package.json contents before looking at the "main" field
opts.pathFilter(pkg, path, relativePath) - transform a path within a package
opts.paths - require.paths array to use if nothing is found on the normal node_modules recursive walk (probably don't use this)
For advanced users, paths can also be a opts.paths(request, start, opts) function
node_modules resolutionopts.packageIterator(request, start, opts) - return the list of candidate paths where the packages sources may be found (probably don't use this)
node_modules resolutionopts.moduleDirectory - directory (or directories) in which to recursively look for modules. default: "node_modules"
opts.preserveSymlinks - if true, doesn't resolve basedir to real path before resolving.
This is the way Node resolves dependencies when executed with the --preserve-symlinks flag.
Note: this property is currently true by default but it will be changed to
false in the next major version because Node's resolution algorithm does not preserve symlinks by default.
default opts values:
{
paths: [],
basedir: __dirname,
extensions: ['.js'],
includeCoreModules: true,
readFile: fs.readFile,
isFile: function isFile(file, cb) {
fs.stat(file, function (err, stat) {
if (!err) {
return cb(null, stat.isFile() || stat.isFIFO());
}
if (err.code === 'ENOENT' || err.code === 'ENOTDIR') return cb(null, false);
return cb(err);
});
},
isDirectory: function isDirectory(dir, cb) {
fs.stat(dir, function (err, stat) {
if (!err) {
return cb(null, stat.isDirectory());
}
if (err.code === 'ENOENT' || err.code === 'ENOTDIR') return cb(null, false);
return cb(err);
});
},
realpath: function realpath(file, cb) {
var realpath = typeof fs.realpath.native === 'function' ? fs.realpath.native : fs.realpath;
realpath(file, function (realPathErr, realPath) {
if (realPathErr && realPathErr.code !== 'ENOENT') cb(realPathErr);
else cb(null, realPathErr ? file : realPath);
});
},
readPackage: function defaultReadPackage(readFile, pkgfile, cb) {
readFile(pkgfile, function (readFileErr, body) {
if (readFileErr) cb(readFileErr);
else {
try {
var pkg = JSON.parse(body);
cb(null, pkg);
} catch (jsonErr) {
cb(null);
}
}
});
},
moduleDirectory: 'node_modules',
preserveSymlinks: true
}
Synchronously resolve the module path string id, returning the result and
throwing an error when id can't be resolved.
options are:
opts.basedir - directory to begin resolving from
opts.extensions - array of file extensions to search in order
opts.includeCoreModules - set to false to exclude node core modules (e.g. fs) from the search
opts.readFileSync - how to read files synchronously
opts.isFile - function to synchronously test whether a file exists
opts.isDirectory - function to synchronously test whether a file exists and is a directory
opts.realpathSync - function to synchronously resolve a potential symlink to its real path
opts.readPackageSync(readFileSync, pkgfile) - function to synchronously read and parse a package.json file
opts.readFileSync or fs.readFileSync if not specifiedopts.packageFilter(pkg, dir) - transform the parsed package.json contents before looking at the "main" field
opts.pathFilter(pkg, path, relativePath) - transform a path within a package
opts.paths - require.paths array to use if nothing is found on the normal node_modules recursive walk (probably don't use this)
For advanced users, paths can also be a opts.paths(request, start, opts) function
node_modules resolutionopts.packageIterator(request, start, opts) - return the list of candidate paths where the packages sources may be found (probably don't use this)
node_modules resolutionopts.moduleDirectory - directory (or directories) in which to recursively look for modules. default: "node_modules"
opts.preserveSymlinks - if true, doesn't resolve basedir to real path before resolving.
This is the way Node resolves dependencies when executed with the --preserve-symlinks flag.
Note: this property is currently true by default but it will be changed to
false in the next major version because Node's resolution algorithm does not preserve symlinks by default.
default opts values:
{
paths: [],
basedir: __dirname,
extensions: ['.js'],
includeCoreModules: true,
readFileSync: fs.readFileSync,
isFile: function isFile(file) {
try {
var stat = fs.statSync(file);
} catch (e) {
if (e && (e.code === 'ENOENT' || e.code === 'ENOTDIR')) return false;
throw e;
}
return stat.isFile() || stat.isFIFO();
},
isDirectory: function isDirectory(dir) {
try {
var stat = fs.statSync(dir);
} catch (e) {
if (e && (e.code === 'ENOENT' || e.code === 'ENOTDIR')) return false;
throw e;
}
return stat.isDirectory();
},
realpathSync: function realpathSync(file) {
try {
var realpath = typeof fs.realpathSync.native === 'function' ? fs.realpathSync.native : fs.realpathSync;
return realpath(file);
} catch (realPathErr) {
if (realPathErr.code !== 'ENOENT') {
throw realPathErr;
}
}
return file;
},
readPackageSync: function defaultReadPackageSync(readFileSync, pkgfile) {
var body = readFileSync(pkgfile);
try {
var pkg = JSON.parse(body);
return pkg;
} catch (jsonErr) {}
},
moduleDirectory: 'node_modules',
preserveSymlinks: true
}
With npm do:
npm install resolve
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resolve like require.resolve() on behalf of files asynchronously and synchronously
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