required-from

Get absolute path to the module that required your module

Usage

Get Absolute Path of Parent Module

// project root
 
  ├── index.js
  ├── foo.js
  ├── bar.js
  └── baz.js

 
// index.js (entry point of app)
 
const foo = require('./foo')
 
// foo.js
 
const bar = require('./bar');
 
// bar.js
 
const requiredFrom = require('required-from');
 
const requireDirectory = requiredFrom();
 
console.log(requiredDirectory); // /absolute/path/to/foo.js
 

Note: It will throw an error if you try to call it from a module that is not required by a parent module during runtime.

License

MIT © Nivrith Mandayam Gomatam