Sometimes, we want to load a Node.js module from string in memory.

In this article, we’ll look at how to load a Node.js module from string in memory.

How to load a Node.js module from string in memory?

To load a Node.js module from string in memory, we can use the require-from-string module.

To install it, we run

npm install require-from-string

Then we use it by writing

const requireFromString = require('require-from-string');

const m = requireFromString('module.exports = 1');

to call requireFromString with a string with the module’s code to require it.

As a result, m is 1.

Conclusion

To load a Node.js module from string in memory, we can use the require-from-string module.