import-global

Import a globally installed module

Please don't use this unless absolutely necessary. Local dependencies should be preferred.

Install

$ npm install import-global

Usage

$ npm install --global cat-names

const importGlobal = require('import-global');
const catNames = importGlobal('cat-names');
 
catNames.random();
//=> 'Snuggles'

API

importGlobal(moduleId)

Throws if the module can't be found.

importGlobal.silent(moduleId)

Returns null instead of throwing if the module can't be found.

moduleId

Type: string

What you would use in require().

Related

• resolve-global - Resolve the path of a globally installed module
• import-from - Import a module from a given path
• resolve-from - Resolve the path of a module from a given path
• is-installed-globally - Check if your package was installed globally
• global-dirs - Get the directory of globally installed packages and binaries

License

MIT © Sindre Sorhus