steal.import

{function()}

Dynamically imports modules after initial configuration has loaded. Otherwise works very similar to steal.loader.import.

steal.import(...moduleName)

A promise that will resolve with the values of the imported modules.

steal.import is useful for dynamically importing modules. It is like steal.loader.import but with 2 advantages:

It waits for the configMain to be loaded before importing moduleName, so if configuration is needed it will work.
It allows you to pass multiple moduleNames as arguments to prevent verbose code.

<script src="node_modules/steal/steal.js"></script>
<script>
    steal.import("my/main").then(function(mainValue){
        
    });
</script>

steal.import is useful in Node for the same reason, as it prevents having to call steal.startup prior to importing the modules you care about.

var steal = require("steal").clone();

steal.import("server/main");