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Made by Antonio Ramirez

import-global

1.1.1

@sindresorhus

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import-global

Import a globally installed module

Please don't use this unless absolutely necessary. Local dependencies should be preferred.

Install

npm install import-global

Usage

npm install --global cat-names
import {importGlobal} from 'import-global';

const {default: catNames} = await importGlobal('cat-names');

catNames.random();
//=> 'Snuggles'

API

importGlobal(moduleName)

Throws if the module cannot be found.

importGlobalSilent(moduleName)

Returns undefined instead of throwing if the module cannot be found.

moduleName

Type: string

What you would use in import().

Related

  • resolve-global - Resolve the path of a globally installed module
  • import-from - Import a module from a given path
  • resolve-from - Resolve the path of a module from a given path
  • is-installed-globally - Check if your package was installed globally
  • global-directory - Get the directory of globally installed packages and binaries