1 # use [![NPM version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/use.svg?style=flat)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/use) [![NPM monthly downloads](https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/use.svg?style=flat)](https://npmjs.org/package/use) [![NPM total downloads](https://img.shields.io/npm/dt/use.svg?style=flat)](https://npmjs.org/package/use) [![Linux Build Status](https://img.shields.io/travis/jonschlinkert/use.svg?style=flat&label=Travis)](https://travis-ci.org/jonschlinkert/use)
3 > Easily add plugin support to your node.js application.
5 Please consider following this project's author, [Jon Schlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert), and consider starring the project to show your :heart: and support.
9 Install with [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/):
12 $ npm install --save use
15 A different take on plugin handling! This is not a middleware system, if you need something that handles async middleware, [ware](https://github.com/segmentio/ware) is great for that.
20 const use = require('use');
23 See the [examples folder](./examples) for usage examples.
28 <summary><strong>Contributing</strong></summary>
30 Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, [please create an issue](../../issues/new).
35 <summary><strong>Running Tests</strong></summary>
37 Running and reviewing unit tests is a great way to get familiarized with a library and its API. You can install dependencies and run tests with the following command:
40 $ npm install && npm test
46 <summary><strong>Building docs</strong></summary>
48 _(This project's readme.md is generated by [verb](https://github.com/verbose/verb-generate-readme), please don't edit the readme directly. Any changes to the readme must be made in the [.verb.md](.verb.md) readme template.)_
50 To generate the readme, run the following command:
53 $ npm install -g verbose/verb#dev verb-generate-readme && verb
60 You might also be interested in these projects:
62 * [base-plugins](https://www.npmjs.com/package/base-plugins): Adds 'smart plugin' support to your base application. | [homepage](https://github.com/node-base/base-plugins "Adds 'smart plugin' support to your base application.")
63 * [base](https://www.npmjs.com/package/base): Framework for rapidly creating high quality, server-side node.js applications, using plugins like building blocks | [homepage](https://github.com/node-base/base "Framework for rapidly creating high quality, server-side node.js applications, using plugins like building blocks")
64 * [ware](https://www.npmjs.com/package/ware): Easily create your own middleware layer. | [homepage](https://github.com/segmentio/ware "Easily create your own middleware layer.")
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85 Copyright © 2018, [Jon Schlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert).
86 Released under the [MIT License](LICENSE).
90 _This file was generated by [verb-generate-readme](https://github.com/verbose/verb-generate-readme), v0.6.0, on July 12, 2018._