Module.prototype._compile() sources

Module_compile.js

// Run the file contents in the correct scope or sandbox. Expose
// the correct helper variables (require, module, exports) to
// the file.
// Returns exception, if any.
Module.prototype._compile = function(content, filename) {
  // Remove shebang
  var contLen = content.length;
  if (contLen >= 2) {
    if (content.charCodeAt(0) === 35/*#*/ &&
        content.charCodeAt(1) === 33/*!*/) {
      if (contLen === 2) {
        // Exact match
        content = '';
      } else {
        // Find end of shebang line and slice it off
        var i = 2;
        for (; i < contLen; ++i) {
          var code = content.charCodeAt(i);
          if (code === 10/*\n*/ || code === 13/*\r*/)
            break;
        }
        if (i === contLen)
          content = '';
        else {
          // Note that this actually includes the newline character(s) in the
          // new output. This duplicates the behavior of the regular expression
          // that was previously used to replace the shebang line
          content = content.slice(i);
        }
      }
    }
  }

  // create wrapper function
  var wrapper = Module.wrap(content);

  var compiledWrapper = vm.runInThisContext(wrapper, {
    filename: filename,
    lineOffset: 0,
    displayErrors: true
  });

  if (process._debugWaitConnect && process._eval == null) {
    if (!resolvedArgv) {
      // we enter the repl if we're not given a filename argument.
      if (process.argv[1]) {
        resolvedArgv = Module._resolveFilename(process.argv[1], null);
      } else {
        resolvedArgv = 'repl';
      }
    }

    // Set breakpoint on module start
    if (filename === resolvedArgv) {
      delete process._debugWaitConnect;
      const Debug = vm.runInDebugContext('Debug');
      Debug.setBreakPoint(compiledWrapper, 0, 0);
    }
  }
  var dirname = path.dirname(filename);
  var require = internalModule.makeRequireFunction.call(this);
  var args = [this.exports, require, this, filename, dirname];
  var depth = internalModule.requireDepth;
  if (depth === 0) stat.cache = new Map();
  var result = compiledWrapper.apply(this.exports, args);
  if (depth === 0) stat.cache = null;
  return result;
};