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Prevent require()ing executable-only files #789

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nfischer opened this issue Oct 19, 2017 · 1 comment
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Prevent require()ing executable-only files #789

nfischer opened this issue Oct 19, 2017 · 1 comment
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This was a point raised in #786. We can prevent require()ing files with:

if (require.main === module) {
    // everything goes here
}

This might be a good idea for files which we only intend to execute (e.g. bin/shjs).

I would also consider rewriting as:

if (require.main !== module) {
  throw new Error('Module should not be required');
}
// everything goes here
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Failing loudly sounds like a good behavior. That way, you can't even accidentally require the file without node exiting.

@freitagbr freitagbr self-assigned this May 9, 2018
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