node/no-new-require Restriction ​
What it does ​
Warn about calling new on require.
Why is this bad? ​
The require function is used to include modules and might return a constructor. As this is not always the case this can be confusing.
Examples ​
Examples of incorrect code for this rule:
js
var appHeader = new require("app-header");Examples of correct code for this rule:
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var AppHeader = require("app-header");
var appHeader = new AppHeader();