clear-require

Clear a module from the require cache

Useful for testing purposes when you need to freshly require a module.

Install

$ npm install --save clear-require

Usage

// foo.js
let i = 0;
module.exports = () => ++i;

const clearRequire = require('clear-require');
 
require('./foo')();
//=> 1
 
require('./foo')();
//=> 2
 
clearRequire('./foo');
 
require('./foo')();
//=> 1

API

clearRequire(moduleId)

moduleId

Type: string

What you would use with require().

clearRequire.all()

Clear all modules from the require cache.

clearRequire.match(regex)

Clear all matching modules from the require cache.

regex

Type: RegExp

Regex to match against the module ID's.

Related

• require-uncached - Require a module bypassing the cache

License

MIT © Sindre Sorhus