example.php

<?php

$v8 = new V8Js();

require_once __DIR__.'/V8JsNodeModuleLoader.php';
require_once __DIR__.'/V8JsNodeModuleLoader_NativeFileAccess.php';

$fai = new V8JsNodeModuleLoader_NativeFileAccess();
$loader = new V8JsNodeModuleLoader($fai);

$loader->addOverride('fs', 'Hacks/fs');
$loader->addOverride('vm', 'Hacks/vm');
$loader->addOverride('path', 'Hacks/path');

$v8->setModuleNormaliser([ $loader, 'normaliseIdentifier' ]);
$v8->setModuleLoader([ $loader, 'loadModule' ]);

try {
    // get handle on coffee-script's compile function
    $coffeeCompile = $v8->executeString('(require("coffee-script").compile)');

    // simple var_dump with comprehension over a range
    $v8->executeString($coffeeCompile('var_dump(x) for x in [1..5];'));

    // get handle on a coffee-script function
    // (we set bare=true here, so it's not safety wrapped; otherwise
    // we would have to add a return statement)
    $greeter = $v8->executeString($coffeeCompile(
        '(name = "Welt") -> var_dump "Hallo #{name}"',
        [ 'bare' => true ]));

    // call coffee-script function twice
    $greeter();
    $greeter('Stefan');
}
catch (V8JsScriptException $e) {
    var_dump($e);
}

V8JsNodeModuleLoader.php

<?php
require_once __DIR__.'/V8JsNodeModuleLoader_FileAccessInterface.php';
require_once __DIR__.'/V8JsNodeModuleLoader_NormalisePath.php';

/**
 * Simple Node.js module loader for use with V8Js PHP extension
 *
 * This class understands Node.js' node_modules/ directory structure
 * and can require modules/files from there.
 *
 * @copyright 2015,2018 Stefan Siegl <stesie@brokenpipe.de>
 * @author Stefan Siegl <stesie@brokenpipe.de>
 * @package V8JsNodeModuleLoader
 */
class V8JsNodeModuleLoader
{
    use V8JsNodeModuleLoader_NormalisePath;

    /**
     * @var V8JsNodeModuleLoader_FileAccessInterface
     */
    private $fai;

    /**
     * Collection of override rules
     *
     * "from" identifiers are stored as keys to the array, associated
     * replacements are the array's values.
     *
     * @var string[]
     */
    private $overrides = array();

    /**
     * Create V8JsNodeModuleLoader instance
     *
     * The class needs to query the filesystem (or any replacement) to query
     * for existing files and loading their data.  The interface is a simple
     * abstraction of that access; if you'd like to just pick any content
     * from the node_modules/ folder, simply pass an instance of
     * V8JsNodeModuleLoader_NativeFileAccess.
     *
     * @param V8JsNodeModuleLoader_FileAccessInterface $fai
     * @access public
     */
    function __construct(V8JsNodeModuleLoader_FileAccessInterface $fai) {
        $this->fai = $fai;
    }

    /**
     * Normalisation handler, to be passed to V8Js
     *
     * @param string $base
     * @param string $module_name
     * @access public
     * @return string[]
     */
    function normaliseIdentifier($base, $module_name) {
        if(isset($this->overrides[$module_name])) {
            $normalisedParts = $this->normalisePath(
                explode('/', $this->overrides[$module_name]));
            $moduleName = array_pop($normalisedParts);
            $normalisedPath = implode('/', $normalisedParts);

            return array($normalisedPath, $moduleName);
        }

        $baseParts = explode('/', $base);
        $parts = explode('/', $module_name);

        if($parts[0] == '.' or $parts[0] == '..') {
            // relative path, prepend base path
            $parts = array_merge($baseParts, $parts);
            return $this->handleRelativeLoad($parts);
        }
        else {
            return $this->handleModuleLoad($baseParts, $parts);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Module loader, to be passed to V8Js
     *
     * @param string $moduleName
     * @access public
     * @return string|object
     */
    function loadModule($moduleName) {
        $filePath = null;

        foreach (array('', '.js', '.json') as $extension) {
            if ($this->fai->file_exists($moduleName.$extension)) {
                $filePath = $moduleName.$extension;
                break;
            }
        }

        if ($filePath === null) {
            throw new \Exception('File not found: '.$sourcePath);
        }

        $content = $this->fai->file_get_contents($filePath);

        if (substr($filePath, -5) === '.json') {
            $content = \json_decode($content);
        }

        return $content;
    }

    /**
     * Add a loader override rule
     *
     * This can be used to load a V8Js-specific module instead of one
     * shipped with e.g. a npm package.
     *
     * @param mixed $from
     * @param mixed $to
     * @access public
     */
    function addOverride($from, $to) {
        $this->overrides[$from] = $to;
    }

    private function handleRelativeLoad(array $parts) {
        $normalisedParts = $this->normalisePath($parts);
        $normalisedId = implode('/', $normalisedParts);

        if(isset($this->overrides[$normalisedId])) {
            $normalisedParts = $this->normalisePath(
                explode('/', $this->overrides[$normalisedId]));
            $moduleName = array_pop($normalisedParts);
            $normalisedPath = implode('/', $normalisedParts);

            return array($normalisedPath, $moduleName);
        }

        $sourcePath = implode('/', $normalisedParts);

        if($this->fai->file_exists($sourcePath) ||
           $this->fai->file_exists($sourcePath.'.js') ||
           $this->fai->file_exists($sourcePath.'.json')) {
            $moduleName = array_pop($normalisedParts);
            $normalisedPath = implode('/', $normalisedParts);

            return array($normalisedPath, $moduleName);
        }

        throw new \Exception('File not found: '.$sourcePath);
    }

    private function handleModuleLoad(array $baseParts, array $parts) {
        $moduleName = array_shift($parts);

        $baseModules = array_keys($baseParts, 'node_modules');

        if(empty($baseModules)) {
            $moduleParts = array();
        }
        else {
            $moduleParts = array_slice($baseParts, 0, end($baseModules) + 2);
        }

        $moduleParts[] = 'node_modules';
        $moduleParts[] = $moduleName;

        $moduleDir = implode('/', $moduleParts);

        if(!$this->fai->file_exists($moduleDir)) {
            throw new \Exception('Module not found: ' . $moduleName);
        }

        $moduleDir .= '/';

        if(empty($parts)) {
            $packageJsonPath = $moduleDir.'package.json';

            if(!$this->fai->file_exists($packageJsonPath)) {
                throw new \Exception('File not exists: '.$packageJsonPath);
            }

            $packageJson = json_decode($this->fai->file_get_contents($packageJsonPath));

            if(!isset($packageJson->main)) {
                throw new \Exception('package.json does not declare main');
            }

            $normalisedParts = $this->normalisePath(
                array_merge($moduleParts, explode('/', $packageJson->main)));
        }
        else {
            $normalisedParts = $this->normalisePath(
                array_merge($moduleParts, $parts));
        }

        $moduleName = array_pop($normalisedParts);
        $normalisedPath = implode('/', $normalisedParts);

        if(substr($moduleName, -3) == '.js') {
            $moduleName = substr($moduleName, 0, -3);
        }

        return array($normalisedPath, $moduleName);
    }
}

V8JsNodeModuleLoader_FileAccessInterface.php

<?php

interface V8JsNodeModuleLoader_FileAccessInterface
{
    public function file_get_contents($filePath);
    public function file_exists($filePath);
}

V8JsNodeModuleLoader_NativeFileAccess.php

<?php

require_once __DIR__.'/V8JsNodeModuleLoader_FileAccessInterface.php';

class V8JsNodeModuleLoader_NativeFileAccess
    implements V8JsNodeModuleLoader_FileAccessInterface
{
    public function file_get_contents($filePath)
    {
        return file_get_contents($filePath);
    }

    public function file_exists($filePath)
    {
        return file_exists($filePath);
    }
}

V8JsNodeModuleLoader_NormalisePath.php

<?php

trait V8JsNodeModuleLoader_NormalisePath {
    function normalisePath(array $parts) {
        $normalisedParts = array();

        array_walk($parts, function($part) use(&$normalisedParts) {
            switch($part) {
            case '..':
                if(!empty($normalisedParts)) {
                    array_pop($normalisedParts);
                }
                break;

            case '.':
                break;

            default:
                array_push($normalisedParts, $part);
            }
        });

        return $normalisedParts;
    }
}

V8JsNodeModuleLoaderTest.php

<?php

require_once __DIR__.'/V8JsNodeModuleLoader.php';
require_once __DIR__.'/V8JsNodeModuleLoader_NormalisePath.php';

class V8JsNodeModuleLoaderTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
{
    use V8JsNodeModuleLoader_NormalisePath;

    /**
     * @dataProvider normalisePathProvider
     */
    public function testNormalisePath($in, $out)
    {
        $mockFai = $this
                 ->getMockBuilder('V8JsNodeModuleLoader_FileAccessInterface')
                 ->getMock();
        $loader = new V8JsNodeModuleLoader($mockFai);
        $result = $loader->normalisePath($in);
        $this->assertEquals($out, $result);
    }

    public function normalisePathProvider()
    {
        return array(
            array(
                array('foo'),
                array('foo')),
            array(
                array('foo', 'bar'),
                array('foo', 'bar')),
            array(
                array('.', 'foo'),
                array('foo')),
            array(
                array('foo', '.', 'bar'),
                array('foo', 'bar')),
            array(
                array('..', 'foo'),
                array('foo')),
            array(
                array('foo', '..', 'bar'),
                array('bar')),
        );
    }

    public function testNormaliseIdentifierFindsRelativeFiles()
    {
        $mockFai = $this
                 ->getMockBuilder('V8JsNodeModuleLoader_FileAccessInterface')
                 ->setMethods(array('file_exists', 'file_get_contents'))
                 ->getMock();
        $mockFai
            ->method('file_exists')
            ->willReturnCallback(function ($path) { return $path === 'node_modules/blar/foo.js'; });

        $loader = new V8JsNodeModuleLoader($mockFai);
        $result = $loader->normaliseIdentifier('node_modules/blar', './foo');
        $this->assertEquals(array('node_modules/blar', 'foo'), $result);
    }

    /**
     * @expectedException Exception
     */
    public function testNormaliseIdentifierThrowsRelativeFileMissing()
    {
        $mockFai = $this
                 ->getMockBuilder('V8JsNodeModuleLoader_FileAccessInterface')
                 ->setMethods(array('file_exists', 'file_get_contents'))
                 ->getMock();
        $mockFai
            ->method('file_exists')
            ->withConsecutive(
                array($this->equalTo('node_modules/blar/foo')),
                array($this->equalTo('node_modules/blar/foo.js')),
                array($this->equalTo('node_modules/blar/foo.json'))
            )
            ->willReturn(false);

        $loader = new V8JsNodeModuleLoader($mockFai);
        $result = $loader->normaliseIdentifier('node_modules/blar', './foo');
        $this->assertEquals(array('node_modules/blar', 'foo'), $result);
    }

    public function testNormaliseIdentifierChecksPackageJson()
    {
        $mockFai = $this
                 ->getMockBuilder('V8JsNodeModuleLoader_FileAccessInterface')
                 ->setMethods(array('file_exists', 'file_get_contents'))
                 ->getMock();
        $mockFai
            ->method('file_exists')
            ->withConsecutive(
                array($this->equalTo('node_modules/blar')),
                array($this->equalTo('node_modules/blar/package.json'))
            )
            ->willReturn(true);
        $mockFai
            ->method('file_get_contents')
            ->with($this->equalTo('node_modules/blar/package.json'))
            ->willReturn(json_encode(array('main' => 'lib/foo')));

        $loader = new V8JsNodeModuleLoader($mockFai);
        $result = $loader->normaliseIdentifier('', 'blar');
        $this->assertEquals(array('node_modules/blar/lib', 'foo'), $result);
    }

    public function testNormaliseIdentifierLoadsRelativeToModule()
    {
        $mockFai = $this
                 ->getMockBuilder('V8JsNodeModuleLoader_FileAccessInterface')
                 ->setMethods(array('file_exists', 'file_get_contents'))
                 ->getMock();
        $mockFai
            ->method('file_exists')
            ->withConsecutive(
                array($this->equalTo('node_modules/blar'))
            )
            ->willReturn(true);

        $loader = new V8JsNodeModuleLoader($mockFai);
        $result = $loader->normaliseIdentifier('', 'blar/path/to/file');
        $this->assertEquals(array('node_modules/blar/path/to', 'file'), $result);
    }

    public function testNormaliseIdentifierModuleInModule()
    {
        $mockFai = $this
                 ->getMockBuilder('V8JsNodeModuleLoader_FileAccessInterface')
                 ->setMethods(array('file_exists', 'file_get_contents'))
                 ->getMock();
        $mockFai
            ->method('file_exists')
            ->withConsecutive(
                array($this->equalTo('node_modules/noflo/node_modules/underscore')),
                array($this->equalTo('node_modules/noflo/node_modules/underscore/package.json'))
            )
            ->willReturn(true);
        $mockFai
            ->method('file_get_contents')
            ->with($this->equalTo('node_modules/noflo/node_modules/underscore/package.json'))
            ->willReturn(json_encode(array('main' => 'lib/foo.js')));

        $loader = new V8JsNodeModuleLoader($mockFai);
        $result = $loader->normaliseIdentifier('node_modules/noflo/lib', 'underscore');
        $this->assertEquals(array('node_modules/noflo/node_modules/underscore/lib', 'foo'), $result);
    }

    public function testNormaliseIdentifierUsesOverrides()
    {
        $mockFai = $this
                 ->getMockBuilder('V8JsNodeModuleLoader_FileAccessInterface')
                 ->setMethods(array('file_exists', 'file_get_contents'))
                 ->getMock();
        $mockFai
            ->expects($this->never())
            ->method('file_exists');

        $loader = new V8JsNodeModuleLoader($mockFai);
        $loader->addOverride('events', 'EventEmitter');
        $result = $loader->normaliseIdentifier('', 'events');
        $this->assertEquals(array('', 'EventEmitter'), $result);
    }

    public function testNormaliseIdentifierUsesOverridesInRelativeLoad()
    {
        $mockFai = $this
                 ->getMockBuilder('V8JsNodeModuleLoader_FileAccessInterface')
                 ->setMethods(array('file_exists', 'file_get_contents'))
                 ->getMock();
        $mockFai
            ->expects($this->never())
            ->method('file_exists');

        $loader = new V8JsNodeModuleLoader($mockFai);
        $loader->addOverride('node_modules/noflo/lib/Platform', 'Hacks/Platform');
        $result = $loader->normaliseIdentifier('node_modules/noflo/lib', './Platform');
        $this->assertEquals(array('Hacks', 'Platform'), $result);
    }

}

Thanks for posting these @stesie, I'm using them with the latest v8js and they still work!
I'm wondering if you could publish the Hacks/ packages you use to override core Node packages in example.php - I'm having a really hard time getting drop-in replacements for core Node stuff working in v8js, and if you've already worked through these problems I would love to see your work. Thanks again!

@mortenson sorry for not noticing your comment earlier (seems like I either didn't get notified or just missed it)

The Hacks/ files actually were just empty, didn't need concrete implementations so far.

Gist updated to allow require of JSON files (like package.json), depends on native module pull request.