dnscontrol/documentation/language-reference/top-level-functions/require_glob.md

---
name: require_glob
parameters:
  - path
  - recursive
parameter_types:
  path: string
  recursive: boolean
---

`require_glob()` recursively loads `.js` files that match a glob (wildcard). The recursion can be disabled.

Possible parameters are:

- Path as string, where you would like to start including files. Mandatory. Pattern matching possible, see [GoLand path/filepath/#Match docs](https://golang.org/pkg/path/filepath/#Match).
- If being recursive. This is a boolean if the search should be recursive or not. Define either `true` or `false`. Default is `true`.

Example to load `.js` files recursively:

{% code title="dnsconfig.js" %}
```javascript
require_glob("./domains/");
```
{% endcode %}

Example to load `.js` files only in `domains/`:

{% code title="dnsconfig.js" %}
```javascript
require_glob("./domains/", false);
```
{% endcode %}

# Comparison to require()

`require_glob()` and `require()` both use the same rules for determining which directory path is
relative to.

This will load files being present underneath `./domains/user1/` and **NOT** at below `./domains/`, as `require_glob()`
is called in the subfolder `domains/`.

{% code title="dnsconfig.js" %}
```javascript
require("domains/index.js");
```
{% endcode %}

{% code title="domains/index.js" %}
```javascript
require_glob("./user1/");
```
{% endcode %}