Calling Require with a C++ Addon

Question

When programming a C++ Node.JS Addon, what is the equivalent of require('./someModule') so that a Module can be loaded for use within a compiled Addon?

I have found this method:

Handle<String> source = 
    String::New("NameOfLibrary.register(require('./someModule'))");
Handle<Script> script = 
    Script::Compile(source);
script->Run();

which if used in conjunction with what I asked here would work nicely, but I was wondering if there was a more native way.

Answer 1

You should be able to access the standard module require function in your initialization function. Generally I'd just call it from there since lazy calls to require aren't a good idea since they are synchronous.

static void init (Handle<Object> target, Handle<Object> module) {
    HandleScope scope;
    Local<Function> require = Local<Function>::Cast(
        module->Get(String::NewSymbol("require")));

    Local<Value> args[] = {
        String::New("./someModule")
    };
    Local<Value> someModule = require->Call(module, 1, args);

    // Do whatever with the module
}


NODE_MODULE(module_file_name, init);