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Needs

Require multiple modules in node.js.

Installation

$ npm install needs --save

Usage

RegExp pattern

var needs = require('needs');

needs(__dirname, 'controllers', {
	includes: /(.+Controller)\.js$/,
	excludes: /^\.(git|svn)$/
});

// controllers now is an object with references to all modules matching the filter
// for example:
// { HomeController: function HomeController() {...}, ...}

Minimatch string pattern

// or using minimatch string
needs(__dirname, 'controllers', {
	includes: '+(*.js|*.json)',
	excludes: '+(*.git|*.svn)'
});

Array includes and excludes

needs(__dirname, 'controllers', {
	includes: ['*.js', '*.json'],
	excludes: ['*.git', '*.svn']
});

Array pattern

needs(__dirname, 'controllers', ['*.js', '*.json']);

Simplest way to include and exclude

needs(__dirname, 'controllers', ['*.js', '*.json', '!*.git', '!*.svn']);

// or default includes ['*.js', '*.json'] and excludes ['!*.git', '!*.svn']
needs(__dirname, 'controllers');