Is there an autoloader for node.js like php?

Question

Node.js

Actually a subject.
I remember a dozen years ago, php also had to write require and include every time in each file, until the autoloader appeared.
Does node.js have something similar?

Answer 1

You don't seem to understand the architecture of node
In php, module autoloading is used to speed up loading, since the script process lives for the duration of the request and dies when it completes
. In node, the process lives forever (does not die between requests) and processes many requests, with each request modules do not connect again, they are already connected. Moreover, when connecting, the module is cached in memory, by connecting it again in another place, you do not execute it again, but use the already executed module.
So what are you doing wrong if you have such a question

Answer 2

// при старте делаете просто
global.api = {};
['fs', 'os', 'util', 'http'].map(function(m) {
  api[m] = require(m);
});
...
// теперь в любом файле пишете
api.fs.readFile(...);