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diff --git a/node_modules/require-main-filename/README.md b/node_modules/require-main-filename/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..820d9f5 --- /dev/null +++ b/node_modules/require-main-filename/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +# require-main-filename + +[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/yargs/require-main-filename.png)](https://travis-ci.org/yargs/require-main-filename) +[![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/yargs/require-main-filename/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://coveralls.io/r/yargs/require-main-filename?branch=master) +[![NPM version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/require-main-filename.svg)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/require-main-filename) + +`require.main.filename` is great for figuring out the entry +point for the current application. This can be combined with a module like +[pkg-conf](https://www.npmjs.com/package/pkg-conf) to, _as if by magic_, load +top-level configuration. + +Unfortunately, `require.main.filename` sometimes fails when an application is +executed with an alternative process manager, e.g., [iisnode](https://github.com/tjanczuk/iisnode). + +`require-main-filename` is a shim that addresses this problem. + +## Usage + +```js +var main = require('require-main-filename')() +// use main as an alternative to require.main.filename. +``` + +## License + +ISC |