better-require

Augments require() with support for multiple file formats.

Supported file formats

... which return a JSON representation:

• json
• yaml (.yaml, .yml)
• csv
• xml
• ini

... which return a Javascript module:

• coffeescript (.coffeescript, .coffee)
• six
• clojurescript (.cljs) - not bundled
• dart - not bundled
• typescript (.ts) - not bundled

... work in progress:

• dynamic libraries
• ruby
• python

Behind the scenes, this module adds handlers to require.extensions.

Install

npm install better-require

Usage

/**
 * @param {String} optional - formats is a white space separated list of formats you would like require() to support.
 */
// support all available extensions
require('better-require')();
// support a subset of extensions
require('better-require')(formats);

Example

Enable support for all file types:

require('better-require')();
 
var config = require('./config.json');
console.log(config);

Enable support for only a subset of file types:

require('better-require')('json yaml xml');
 
// we can now require .xml, .yaml and .xml files!
var config = require('./config.yaml');
console.log(config);

Dependencies

• require-json
• require-yaml
• require-csv
• require-xml
• require-ini
• see package.json

Reference

http://nodejs.org/api/all.html#all_require_extensions