having a bit of a snag in my code when trying to require() modules that don't exists.
The code loops through a directory and does a var appname = require('path')
on each folder. This works for appropriately configured modules but throws: Error: Cannot find module
when the loop hits a non-module.
I want to be able to handle this error gracefully, instead of letting it stop my entire process. So in short, how does one catch an error thrown by require()
?
thanks!
looks like a try/catch block does the trick on this e.g.
try {
// a path we KNOW is totally bogus and not a module
require('./apps/npm-debug.log/app.js')
}
catch (e) {
console.log('oh no big error')
console.log(e)
}
If the given path does not exist, require() will throw an Error with its code property set to 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND'.
https://nodejs.org/api/modules.html#modules_file_modules
So do a require in a try catch block and check for error.code == 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND'
var m;
try {
m = require(modulePath);
} catch (e) {
if (e.code !== 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND') {
throw e;
}
m = backupModule;
}
Use a wrapper function:
function requireF(modulePath){ // force require
try {
return require(modulePath);
}
catch (e) {
console.log('requireF(): The file "' + modulePath + '".js could not be loaded.');
return false;
}
}
Usage:
requireF('./modules/non-existent-module');
Based on OP answer of course
If the issue is with files that don't exist, what you should do is:
let fs = require('fs');
let path = require('path');
let requiredModule = null; // or a default object {}
let pathToModule = path.join(__dirname, /* path to module */, 'moduleName');
if (fs.existsSync(pathToModule)) {
requiredModule = require(pathToModule);
}
// This is in case the module is in node_modules
pathToModule = path.join(__dirname, 'node_modules', 'moduleName');
if (fs.existsSync(pathToModule)) {
requiredModule = require(pathToModule);
}