node.js require() cache - possible to invalidate?

Question

From the node.js documentation:

Modules are cached after the first time they are loaded. This means (among other things) that every call to require(\'

Answer 1

Yes, you can invalidate cache.

The cache is stored in an object called require.cache which you can access directly according to filenames (e.g. - /projects/app/home/index.js as opposed to ./home which you would use in a require('./home') statement).

delete require.cache['/projects/app/home/index.js'];

Our team has found the following module useful. To invalidate certain groups of modules.

https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-resource