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Require a module, without going to Node.js's require cache
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requireNoCache.js
var path = require('path');
var _invalidateRequireCacheForFile = function(filePath){
delete require.cache[path.resolve(filePath)];
};
var requireNoCache = function(filePath){
_invalidateRequireCacheForFile(filePath);
return require(filePath);
};
@mibac138
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Thank you! :)
👍

@facekapow
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I might suggest require.resolve instead of path.resolve, but yeah, thanks! 👍

@cyyyu
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cyyyu commented Sep 30, 2017

It doesn't work for me but thanks anyway!

Should use require.resolve as @facekapow metioned.

@ozanmuyes
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Suppose there's no way to avoid caching as it seems. requireing and then invalidating is a two step process...

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