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Mar 3, 2021 · Backend Development

Understanding the Node.js Module System: Resolving, Loading, Wrapping, Caching and Exports

Node.js implements the CommonJS module system by using global require and module objects that, when a module is requested, resolve its absolute path, load and wrap the file, evaluate it to populate module.exports, cache the result, and handle exports, circular dependencies, JSON and native addons.