# require-uncached [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/require-uncached.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/require-uncached) > Require a module bypassing the [cache](https://nodejs.org/api/modules.html#modules_caching) Useful for testing purposes when you need to freshly require a module. ## Install ``` $ npm install --save require-uncached ``` ## Usage ```js // foo.js let i = 0; module.exports = () => ++i; ``` ```js const requireUncached = require('require-uncached'); require('./foo')(); //=> 1 require('./foo')(); //=> 2 requireUncached('./foo')(); //=> 1 requireUncached('./foo')(); //=> 1 ``` ## Related - [clear-require](https://github.com/sindresorhus/clear-require) - Clear a module from the require cache ## License MIT © [Sindre Sorhus](https://sindresorhus.com)