freshy

An (admittedly naïve) node module (un|re)loader/refreshener.


API

$3

module (String*) - the module to unload

Completely unload a node module from the cache. Returns true if the module was present in the cache, false if not.

``javascript
var minimist = require('minimist'),
freshy = require('freshy');

freshy.unload('minimist'); // true
`

$3

module (String*) - the module to reload

Completely unload and reload a given module in place, leaving the new copy in the cache. Returns reloaded module.

`javascript
var minimist = require('minimist'),
freshy = require('freshy');

var fresh = freshy.reload('minimist');
console.log(minimist === fresh); // false
`

$3

module (String*) - the module for which to fetch a fresh instance
callback (function*, optional) - A function called while the fresh module is the one in cache

Get a fresh instance of a module without disturbing the cached copy. Returns the fresh module instance.

`javascript
var minimist = require('minimist'),
freshy = require('freshy');

var fresh = freshy.freshy('minimist');
console.log(minimist === fresh); // false

var mini = require('minimist');
console.log(minimist === mini); // true
`

And to get a consistent require of modules that require each other, you can use the callback style:

`javascript
var minimist = require('minimist'),
freshy = require('freshy');

var alsofresh;
var fresh = freshy.freshy('minimist', function (fresh) {
alsofresh = require('minimist');

console.log(fresh === alsofresh); // true
});
console.log(minimist === fresh); // false
console.log(fresh == alsofresh); // true

var mini = require('minimist');
console.log(minimist === mini); // true
`

This is useful for modules that alter other modules you require. dustjs-linkedin and dustjs-helpers` is an example of this.