vue-cli/packages/@vue/cli/lib/util/module.js

const semver = require('semver')

function resolveFallback (request, options) {
  const Module = require('module')
  const isMain = false
  const fakeParent = new Module('', null)

  const paths = []

  for (let i = 0; i < options.paths.length; i++) {
    const path = options.paths[i]
    fakeParent.paths = Module._nodeModulePaths(path)
    const lookupPaths = Module._resolveLookupPaths(request, fakeParent, true)

    if (!paths.includes(path)) paths.push(path)

    for (let j = 0; j < lookupPaths.length; j++) {
      if (!paths.includes(lookupPaths[j])) paths.push(lookupPaths[j])
    }
  }

  const filename = Module._findPath(request, paths, isMain)
  if (!filename) {
    const err = new Error(`Cannot find module '${request}'`)
    err.code = 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND'
    throw err
  }
  return filename
}

const resolve = semver.satisfies(process.version, '>=10.0.0')
  ? require.resolve
  : resolveFallback

exports.resolveModule = function (request, context) {
  let resolvedPath
  try {
    resolvedPath = resolve(request, {
      paths: [context]
    })
  } catch (e) {}
  return resolvedPath
}

exports.loadModule = function (request, context, force = false) {
  const resolvedPath = exports.resolveModule(request, context)
  if (resolvedPath) {
    if (force) {
      delete require.cache[resolvedPath]
    }
    return require(resolvedPath)
  }
}