# require-module

> Requires a module found relative to given root or working directory.

Latest version **0.1.0** (published 2013-12-08) · MIT license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install require-module
pnpm add require-module
yarn add require-module
bun add require-module
```

## Health

**Score 15/100 (F)** — status: abandoned.

Positive: no vulnerabilities.

Warnings: low downloads; no types; no esm support; pre 1.0.

Negative: abandoned; low maintenance score.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 |
| Published | 2013-12-08 |
| First published | 2013-12-08 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | MIT |
| TypeScript types | none |
| Module format | CommonJS |
| Dependencies | 1 |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| Author | Thorsten Lorenz |
| Maintainers | thlorenz |
| Keywords | require, resolve, relative, working, directory, module |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/require-module
- Repository: https://github.com/thlorenz/require-module
- Issues: https://github.com/thlorenz/require-module/issues
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/require-module

## Dependencies (1)

- [resolve](https://npm.io/package/resolve.md) ~0.6.1

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## Recent versions

- 0.1.0 (latest) — 2013-12-08

## README

# require-module [![build status](https://secure.travis-ci.org/thlorenz/require-module.png)](http://travis-ci.org/thlorenz/require-module)

Requires a module found relative to given root or working directory.

```js
var requireModule = require('require-module');

// require relative-module which is located relative to current directory
var relative = requireModule('./relative-module.js');

// require tap module installed in ../dir/node_modules
var tap = requireModule('tap', path.join(__dirname, '..', 'dir'));
```

## Installation

    npm install require-module

## API

### requireModule(module, root)

**Parameters**

**module**:  *String*,  name of an installed module or path to a module to be required.

**root**:  *String=*,  defaults to current working directory

**Returns**

*Object*,  the result of requiring the module

## Kudos

Adapted function found in @substack's [catw](https://github.com/substack/catw) module

## License

MIT

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