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  /commerce-klaus/packages/eslint-config-sfcc/rules/sitegenesis/no-global-require.md
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# sitegenesis/no-global-require

Disallows top-level `require()` calls in SiteGenesis controller files when not every route function uses the same dependency.

## What it checks

* Applies only to files under `cartridge/controllers/`
* Counts top-level route functions, not nested helpers or callbacks
* Reports global `require` bindings that are used in fewer route functions than the file contains

## Why this rule exists

SiteGenesis controllers are easier to reason about when route-specific dependencies live inside the route functions that use them. That prevents shared global `require` declarations from leaking into routes that do not need them.

## Default behavior

* Severity: `error`
* Auto-fix: none

## Example

```js [Invalid: controller]
var server = require("server")
var someHelper = require("*/cartridge/scripts/helper") // [!code error]

server.get("Show", function (req, res, next) {
  someHelper.doSomething()
  next()
})
```

```js{4} [Valid: controller]
var server = require("server")

server.get("Show", function (req, res, next) {
  var someHelper = require("*/cartridge/scripts/helper")
  someHelper.doSomething()
  next()
})
```