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Node.js require cache test
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a.js
var b = require('./b')
,c = require('./c');
console.log(__filename, ":", c.msg);
console.log(__filename, ":", c === b.c);
console.log(__filename, ":", "delete require cache, and require c again");
delete require.cache[require.resolve('./c')];
c = require('./c');
console.log(__filename, ":", c.msg);
console.log(__filename, ":", c === b.c);
console.log(__filename, ":", b.c.msg);
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b.js
console.log(__filename, "enter");
var c = require('./c');
console.log(__filename, ":", c.msg);
c.msg = "I say B!";
exports.c = c;
console.log(__filename, "exit");
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c.js
console.log(__filename, "enter");
exports.msg = "I am C.";
console.log(__filename, "exit");
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smugen commented Dec 14, 2012

execute

node a

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R:\node-req-test\b.js enter
R:\node-req-test\c.js enter
R:\node-req-test\c.js exit
R:\node-req-test\b.js : I am C.
R:\node-req-test\b.js exit
R:\node-req-test\a.js : I say B!
R:\node-req-test\a.js : true
R:\node-req-test\a.js : delete require cache, and require c again
R:\node-req-test\c.js enter
R:\node-req-test\c.js exit
R:\node-req-test\a.js : I am C.
R:\node-req-test\a.js : false
R:\node-req-test\a.js : I say B!

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