# Allow node runtime files to be named \*.cjs not jusst \*.js
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/allow-node-runtime-files-to-be-named-cjs-not-jusst-js/87521
**Category:** Feature Requests
**Created:** [26 April 2024 14:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/allow-node-runtime-files-to-be-named-cjs-not-jusst-js/87521 "2024-04-26T14:07:46Z")
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### Author:  [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)
#### Post date: [26 April 2024 14:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/allow-node-runtime-files-to-be-named-cjs-not-jusst-js/87521/1 "2024-04-26T14:07:46Z")
As we gradually get closer to starting to move over to ESM in Node.js, we really should be able to name our code using the existing standards built into Node.js
The `.cjs` extension has been supported for quite some time now but the `require()` function does not automatically recognise `.cjs` extensions, you have to supply them directly.
So while it is common to require modules without the `.js` extension, this is becoming less supportable in the mixed economy of CJS/ESM.
This request should be a fairly small change to include file extensions when requiring nodes into Node-RED and would provide much greater flexibility for node authors as they start to convert from CJS to ESM.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [25 June 2024 14:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/allow-node-runtime-files-to-be-named-cjs-not-jusst-js/87521/2 "2024-06-25T14:08:28Z")
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