How can I find the definition of the `require` function of browserify?

Question

In the browserify bundled file, I saw codes like this:

require = (function e(t, n, r) {
    function s(o, u) {
        if (!n[o]) {
            if (!t[o]) {
                var a = typeof require == "function" && require;
                if (!u && a)
                    return a(o, !0);
                if (i)
                    return i(o, !0);
                throw new Error("Cannot find module '" + o + "'")
            }
            var f = n[o] = {exports: {}};
            t[o][0].call(f.exports, function(e) {
                var n = t[o][1][e];
                return s(n ? n : e)
            }, f, f.exports, e, t, n, r)
        }
        return n[o].exports
    }
    var i = typeof require == "function" && require;
    for (var o = 0; o < r.length; o++)
        s(r[o]);
    return s
})(.........)

The definition of require function looks short, but I find the variable name in require definition seems to be uglified.. Where can I find the original definition/implementation of the require function of Browserify?

Answer 1

I think I find the answer at node_modules/browserify/node_modules/browser-pack/prelude.js, but the codes look cryptic for me.. Hope someone could give a better explanation..

// modules are defined as an array
// [ module function, map of requireuires ]
//
// map of requireuires is short require name -> numeric require
//
// anything defined in a previous bundle is accessed via the
// orig method which is the requireuire for previous bundles

(function outer (modules, cache, entry) {
    // Save the require from previous bundle to this closure if any
    var previousRequire = typeof require == "function" && require;

    function newRequire(name, jumped){
        if(!cache[name]) {
            if(!modules[name]) {
                // if we cannot find the the module within our internal map or
                // cache jump to the current global require ie. the last bundle
                // that was added to the page.
                var currentRequire = typeof require == "function" && require;
                if (!jumped && currentRequire) return currentRequire(name, true);

                // If there are other bundles on this page the require from the
                // previous one is saved to 'previousRequire'. Repeat this as
                // many times as there are bundles until the module is found or
                // we exhaust the require chain.
                if (previousRequire) return previousRequire(name, true);
                var err = new Error('Cannot find module \'' + name + '\'');
                err.code = 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND';
                throw err;
            }
            var m = cache[name] = {exports:{}};
            modules[name][0].call(m.exports, function(x){
                var id = modules[name][1][x];
                return newRequire(id ? id : x);
            },m,m.exports,outer,modules,cache,entry);
        }
        return cache[name].exports;
    }
    for(var i=0;i<entry.length;i++) newRequire(entry[i]);

    // Override the current require with this new one
    return newRequire;
})