no-commonjs.md

# import/no-commonjs

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Reports `require([string])` function calls. Will not report if >1 argument,
or single argument is not a literal string.

Reports `module.exports` or `exports.*`, also.

Intended for temporary use when migrating to pure ES6 modules.

## Rule Details

This will be reported:

```js
var mod = require('./mod')
  , common = require('./common')
  , fs = require('fs')
  , whateverModule = require('./not-found')

module.exports = { a: "b" }
exports.c = "d"
```

### Allow require

If `allowRequire` option is set to `true`, `require` calls are valid:

```js
/*eslint no-commonjs: [2, { allowRequire: true }]*/
var mod = require('./mod');
```

but `module.exports` is reported as usual.

### Allow conditional require

By default, conditional requires are allowed:

```js
var a = b && require("c")

if (typeof window !== "undefined") {
  require('that-ugly-thing');
}

var fs = null;
try {
  fs = require("fs")
} catch (error) {}
```

If the `allowConditionalRequire` option is set to `false`, they will be reported.

If you don't rely on synchronous module loading, check out [dynamic import](https://github.com/airbnb/babel-plugin-dynamic-import-node).

### Allow primitive modules

If `allowPrimitiveModules` option is set to `true`, the following is valid:

```js
/*eslint no-commonjs: [2, { allowPrimitiveModules: true }]*/

module.exports = "foo"
module.exports = function rule(context) { return { /* ... */ } }
```

but this is still reported:

```js
/*eslint no-commonjs: [2, { allowPrimitiveModules: true }]*/

module.exports = { x: "y" }
exports.z = function boop() { /* ... */ }
```

This is useful for things like ESLint rule modules, which must export a function as
the module.

## When Not To Use It

If you don't mind mixing module systems (sometimes this is useful), you probably
don't want this rule.

It is also fairly noisy if you have a larger codebase that is being transitioned
from CommonJS to ES6 modules.

## Contributors

Special thanks to @xjamundx for donating the module.exports and exports.* bits.

## Further Reading

 - [`no-amd`](./no-amd.md): report on AMD `require`, `define`
 - Source: <https://github.com/xjamundx/eslint-plugin-modules>