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@@ -352,22 +352,22 @@ If this was in a folder at `./some-library`, then | |||
| 352 | 352 | ||
| 353 | 353 | This is the extent of Node.js's awareness of `package.json` files. | |
| 354 | 354 | ||
| 355 | - If the file specified by the `'main'` entry of `package.json` is missing and | ||
| 356 | - can not be resolved, Node.js will report the entire module as missing with the | ||
| 357 | - default error: | ||
| 358 | - | ||
| 359 | - ```txt | ||
| 360 | - Error: Cannot find module 'some-library' | ||
| 361 | - ``` | ||
| 362 | - | ||
| 363 | - If there is no `package.json` file present in the directory, then Node.js | ||
| 355 | + If there is no `package.json` file present in the directory, or if the | ||
| 356 | + `'main'` entry is missing or cannot be resolved, then Node.js | ||
| 364 | 357 | will attempt to load an `index.js` or `index.node` file out of that | |
| 365 | 358 | directory. For example, if there was no `package.json` file in the above | |
| 366 | 359 | example, then `require('./some-library')` would attempt to load: | |
| 367 | 360 | ||
| 368 | 361 | * `./some-library/index.js` | |
| 369 | 362 | * `./some-library/index.node` | |
| 370 | 363 | ||
| 364 | + If these attempts fail, then Node.js will report the entire module as missing | ||
| 365 | + with the default error: | ||
| 366 | + | ||
| 367 | + ```txt | ||
| 368 | + Error: Cannot find module 'some-library' | ||
| 369 | + ``` | ||
| 370 | + | ||
| 371 | 371 | ## Loading from `node_modules` Folders | |
| 372 | 372 | ||
| 373 | 373 | <!--type=misc--> | |
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