javascript - Resolving require paths with webpack -

i'm still confused how resolve module paths webpack. write:

myfile = require('../../mydir/myfile.js')  

but i'd write

myfile = require('mydir/myfile.js')  

i thinking resolve.alias may since see similar example using { xyz: "/some/dir" } alias can require("xyz/file.js").

but if set alias { mydir: '/absolute/path/mydir' }, require('mydir/myfile.js') won't work.

i feel dumb because i've read doc many times , feel i'm missing something. right way avoid writing relative requires ../../ etc?

webpack >2.0

see wtk's answer.

webpack 1.0

a more straightforward way use resolve.root.

http://webpack.github.io/docs/configuration.html#resolve-root

resolve.root

the directory (absolute path) contains modules. may array of directories. setting should used add individual directories search path.

in case:

webpack config

var path = require('path');  // ...    resolve: {     root: path.resolve('./mydir'),     extensions: ['', '.js']   } 

consuming module

require('myfile') 

or

require('myfile.js') 

see also: http://webpack.github.io/docs/configuration.html#resolve-modulesdirectories