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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"require is not defined","articleBody":"Given this snippet:\r\n\r\n```js\r\nimport bodyParser from 'koa-bodyparser';\r\nimport Koa from 'koa';\r\n\r\nconst chalk = require('chalk');\r\n```\r\n\r\nthe result when trying to load this module is:\r\n\r\n```\r\nconst chalk = require('chalk');\r\n              ^\r\nrequire is not defined\r\n```\r\n\r\nI understand from this issue https://github.com/ModuleLoader/es-module-loader/issues/427 that the loader has made the assumption that the user only wants ES6 module support and not interoperability with require for CommonJS modules.\r\n\r\nWhile that is a perfectly good and reasonable argument for the es-module-loader module, the `node-esml` binary would imply by README description and name that there is a measure of interoperability with Node's current and default loader mechanisms. This would follow use of babel in node server-side code in which we're able to use `require` within ES6 modules.\r\n\r\nThe 'sync' nature of `require` can be duplicated using `async/await` patterns on the dynamic `import`, however that can only be used on node \u003e 7 with harmony flags, or node 7.6 - both of which are not yet options for a large chunk of developers due to restrictions in the workplace. \r\n\r\nI'd like to at the least point out this limitation and the perception that it _may_ be interpreted as a bug by folks not intimately familiar with loaders and/or es-module-loader. And I'd like to propose the interoperability with default node `require` support as a new feature.\r\n\r\nOr at the least, an updated README with a solution to provide support for `require`. If I'm missing something where require-like capabilities exist, such as the ability to load JSON files as objects, then please do consider adding those to the README, as I haven't found a suitable workaround as simplistic as requiring the file.","author":{"url":"https://github.com/shellscape","@type":"Person","name":"shellscape"},"datePublished":"2017-03-16T00:07:26.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":5},"url":"https://github.com/7/node-es-module-loader/issues/7"}