Can i import a module without execute it in JavaScript?

Question

Is there a way to import a module into another and run it only when called?

Actually i am importing like this.

import {getData, paginacao} from './restCountries.js'

This seems like an [XY question](http://xyproblem.info). You might revise to ask about what you're actually trying to accomplish instead. — isherwood, May 24 '21 at 19:24
Thanks for the alert, I gonna read this to make better questions. — Thiago Ramos, May 25 '21 at 23:43

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 24 '21 at 19:51

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No. Importing a module always causes its initialisation code to run - otherwise there wouldn't be any values that you can use.

If there's code in a module that you don't want to run immediately, put it into a function and export that.

answered May 24 '21 at 19:51

Bergi

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 22 '23 at 07:48

there is a way to detect if your module is being imported or called directly and execute different parts of the file.

This has been answerred in this thread

if (require.main === module) {
    console.log('called directly');
} else {
    console.log('required as a module');
}

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