require-extensions

Get the extensions of executable file names as glob pattern or regular expression

Install with npm

$ npm i require-extensions --save

Usage

require.extensions.glob             // -> {.js,.coffee}
require.extensions.regexp           // -> /(?:\.js|\.coffee)/
require.extensions.regexp.string    // -> '(?:\.js|\.coffee)'

require('require-extensions');

var glob = require('glob');
var files = glob.sync("plugins/*." + require.extensions.glob);
// -> ['plugins/thisfile.js', 'plugins/thatfile.coffee', 'plugins/thisfile.litcoffee']

files[0].match(require.extensions.regexp);
// -> != null

Functions

glob

return a glob pattern for require.extensions

regexp

return a new RegExp object that matches require.extensions

regexp_string

return a new String regular expression that matches require.extensions

Motivation

Many libraries use a hardcoded .js string to discover executable file names, unfortunately leaving out other extensions that contain executable code such as .coffee, .litcoffee, and potentially others that are accessible through Node’s require.extensions property. By making this property accessible as a glob pattern and regular expression, it will become easier to use it as a search pattern and load code that was written in other languages or dialects.

Author

Andreas Pizsa

• github/AndreasPizsa
• twitter/AndreasPizsa

License

Copyright © 2016 Andreas Pizsa Released under the MIT license.

This file was generated by verb-cli on January 21, 2016.