doc: clarify fallback behavior of module require
PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/22494 Fixes: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/22464 Reviewed-By: Anna Henningsen <anna@addaleax.net> Reviewed-By: George Adams <george.adams@uk.ibm.com>
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This is the extent of Node.js's awareness of `package.json` files.
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This is the extent of Node.js's awareness of `package.json` files.
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If the file specified by the `'main'` entry of `package.json` is missing and
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If there is no `package.json` file present in the directory, or if the
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can not be resolved, Node.js will report the entire module as missing with the
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`'main'` entry is missing or cannot be resolved, then Node.js
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default error:
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```txt
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Error: Cannot find module 'some-library'
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```
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If there is no `package.json` file present in the directory, then Node.js
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will attempt to load an `index.js` or `index.node` file out of that
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will attempt to load an `index.js` or `index.node` file out of that
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directory. For example, if there was no `package.json` file in the above
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directory. For example, if there was no `package.json` file in the above
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example, then `require('./some-library')` would attempt to load:
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example, then `require('./some-library')` would attempt to load:
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* `./some-library/index.js`
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* `./some-library/index.js`
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* `./some-library/index.node`
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* `./some-library/index.node`
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If these attempts fail, then Node.js will report the entire module as missing
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with the default error:
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```txt
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Error: Cannot find module 'some-library'
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```
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## Loading from `node_modules` Folders
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## Loading from `node_modules` Folders
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