How to “require” text files with browserify?

Question

I am using browserify (using browserify-middleware) how can I require simple text files, something like:

var myTmpl = require(\"myTmpl.txt\");

Answer 1

If you really want to use require(), you may want to look at partialify:

my.txt:

Hello, world!

index.js:

alert( require( "my.txt" ) );

Where Browserify is configured:

var partialify = require( "partialify/custom" );
partialify.alsoAllow( "txt" );

bundle.add( "./index.js" );
bundle.transform( partialify );

Theoretically you will get a "Hello, world!" message in browser.
P.S. I haven't tried this myself.

Edit: note that this solution breaks NodeJS compatibility - it only works in browserified state, as NodeJS doesn't know how to require .txt files.