I have 3 node files:
// run.js
require('./configurations/modules');
require('./configurations/application');
// modules.js
var express = module.exports.express = require('express');
var app = module.exports.app = express.createServer();
// app.js
app.configure(...)
Run.js requires both files, modules.js which require a module and creates a variable, and app.js which should use that variable. But I get an error on app.js cause app isn't defined.
Is there a way to make this possible?
Everything declared in a module is local to that module unless it is exported.
Exported objects from one module can be accessed from other modules that reference it.
$ cat run.js
require('./configurations/modules');
require('./configurations/application');
$ cat configurations/modules.js
exports.somevariable = {
someproperty: 'first property'
};
$ cat configurations/application.js
var modules = require('./modules');
modules.somevariable.something = 'second property';
console.log(modules.somevariable);
$ node run.js
{ someproperty: 'first property',
something: 'second property' }
It looks like you're defining the variable in modules.js, but trying to reference it in app.js. You'll need to have another require in app.js:
// app.js
var application = require('./path/to/modules'),
app = application.app;
app.configure(...);
