How to require file as string with Node.js?

Sometimes, we want to require file as string with Node.js.

In this article, we’ll look at how to require file as string with Node.js.

To require file as string with Node.js, we can use fs.readFileSync.

For instance, we write

const fs = require('fs')
const path = require('path')

const css = fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(__dirname, 'email.css'), 'utf8')

to call fs.readFileSync to read the file at path returned by path.resolve(__dirname, 'email.css').

We specify to read the file as a 'utf8' encoded text file.

readFileSync reads the file synchronously just like require.

To require file as string with Node.js, we can use fs.readFileSync.