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# import-fresh [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/import-fresh.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/import-fresh)
> Import a module while bypassing the [cache](https://nodejs.org/api/modules.html#modules_caching)
Useful for testing purposes when you need to freshly import a module.
## Install
```
$ npm install import-fresh
```
## Usage
```js
// foo.js
let i = 0;
module.exports = () => ++i;
```
```js
const importFresh = require('import-fresh');
require('./foo')();
//=> 1
require('./foo')();
//=> 2
importFresh('./foo')();
//=> 1
importFresh('./foo')();
//=> 1
```
## Related
- [clear-module](https://github.com/sindresorhus/clear-module) - Clear a module from the import cache
- [import-from](https://github.com/sindresorhus/import-from) - Import a module from a given path
- [import-cwd](https://github.com/sindresorhus/import-cwd) - Import a module from the current working directory
- [import-lazy](https://github.com/sindresorhus/import-lazy) - Import modules lazily
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