Eval("quire".replace(/^/,"re"))(moduleName) Posted by yonom on Sunday January 14, 2024 @06:47PM from the github.com dept. https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/blob/master/lib/inquire/index.js ( 2 comments | 2 points | on HN )
Therefore a failure in evaluation is not the same as a failure of something "required" because it cannot be found.
It's a curious kind of hackity hack often seen (in various forms) to roughly spack fill some other deeper issue.