# use [](https://www.npmjs.com/package/use) [](https://npmjs.org/package/use) [](https://npmjs.org/package/use) [](https://travis-ci.org/jonschlinkert/use)
> Easily add plugin support to your node.js application.
Please consider following this project's author, [Jon Schlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert), and consider starring the project to show your :heart: and support.
## Install
Install with [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/):
```sh
$ npm install --save use
```
A different take on plugin handling! This is not a middleware system, if you need something that handles async middleware, [ware](https://github.com/segmentio/ware) is great for that.
## Usage
```js
const use = require('use');
```
See the [examples folder](./examples) for usage examples.
## About
<details>
<summary><strong>Contributing</strong></summary>
Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, [please create an issue](../../issues/new).
</details>
<details>
<summary><strong>Running Tests</strong></summary>
Running and reviewing unit tests is a great way to get familiarized with a library and its API. You can install dependencies and run tests with the following command:
```sh
$ npm install && npm test
```
</details>
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<summary><strong>Building docs</strong></summary>
_(This project's readme.md is generated by [verb](https://github.com/verbose/verb-generate-readme), please don't edit the readme directly. Any changes to the readme must be made in the [.verb.md](.verb.md) readme template.)_
To generate the readme, run the following command:
* [base-plugins](https://www.npmjs.com/package/base-plugins): Adds 'smart plugin' support to your base application. | [homepage](https://github.com/node-base/base-plugins "Adds 'smart plugin' support to your base application.")
* [base](https://www.npmjs.com/package/base): Framework for rapidly creating high quality, server-side node.js applications, using plugins like building blocks | [homepage](https://github.com/node-base/base "Framework for rapidly creating high quality, server-side node.js applications, using plugins like building blocks")
* [ware](https://www.npmjs.com/package/ware): Easily create your own middleware layer. | [homepage](https://github.com/segmentio/ware "Easily create your own middleware layer.")
