loadModules = (arrayOfFilePaths) ->
  new Promise (resolve) ->
    require arrayOfFilePaths, (ms...) ->
      for module in ms
        module ModuleAPI
      resolve()

# in my library
load = (path_to_file) ->
  (require path_to_file).do_something()

# in my app (using the 'compiled' libary)
cool_library.load("file_that_exists_in_my_app")

# in my library
load = (module) ->
  module.do_something()

# in my app (using the 'compiled' libary)
module = require("file_that_exists_in_my_app")
cool_library.load(module)

function loadInContext(filename) {
    return new Promise(function(resolve){
        require(['./'+filename], resolve);
    })
}

function loadModules(namesInContext){
    return Promise.all(namesInContext.map(loadInContext));
}

loadModules(arrayOfFiles).then(function(){
    modules.forEach(function(module){
        module(moduleAPI);
    })
});

// modulesConfig.js
module.exports = [
   require(...),
   ....
]

// run.js
require('modulesConfig').forEach(function(module){
    module(moduleAPI);
})