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Swiffy
Swiffy

Reputation: 4683

Node.js require-function parent object?

I mean if I want to do something in browser, such as call eval, I can do this:

window['eval']();

As in "calling eval with string".

But in Node there is no window. There is global, but that does not have require in it.

What contains require in node, so that I can do:

???['require']();

I tried this[require] in global scope and global['require'] and I also tried finding the require function parent with require.prototypeand require.constructor but without luck.

Edit:

require does indeed exist somewhere, because by just writing require('vm') for example, it works.

The Node.js source contains NativeModule.require and nativeModule references, but NativeModule is not defined when I try to use it.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 274

Answers (2)

Swiffy
Swiffy

Reputation: 4683

module['require'] worked for me in the end. I am using Node v0.10.35 in case that matters.

Two other globals to look the require function for could be global['require'] or perhaps even process['require']?

Upvotes: 1

Ginden
Ginden

Reputation: 5317

global['require'] exists in Node 0.10+, so you have made a mistake or you are using some very ancient version of Node.

Upvotes: 1

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